CVE-2004-0970 | BDVDB-2026-7330 Detail

Description#

The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588
http://secunia.com/advisories/13131
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12004-10-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.