CVE-2004-0970
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:
02 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:
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-10-20 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-10-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 045acbc56e3d9fb5d15714b7114a67907082c8c56a74a7e5a277560526659ef5
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comscript-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- www.securityfocus.com11288http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288
- www.trustix.org2004-0050http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- www.debian.orgDSA-588http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588
- secunia.com13131http://secunia.com/advisories/13131
- www.zataz.nethttp://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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