VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0988
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0988
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by gzip after the decompression is complete.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | gzip | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | gzip | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | gzip | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | gzip | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- May 2, 2005 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated