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Low
CVE-2005-2991
ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
Affected Vendor
ncompress
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ncompress
Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
September 20th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.