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…

published October 20, 2004

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00362 · 28.8th percentile
Published
2004-10-20T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 04:00Z
    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…
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