CVE-2004-0970 - The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such a

CVE-2004-0970

Summary

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.

References

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

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	2.1 (as of 11-07-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	PARTIAL	NONE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

refmap via4

bid	11288
debian	DSA-588
misc	http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
secunia	13131
trustix	2004-0050
vulnwatch	20050916 ncompress insecure temporary file creation
xf	script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)

Last major update

11-07-2017 - 01:30

Published

09-02-2005 - 05:00

Last modified

11-07-2017 - 01:30