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CVE-2004-0603 Detail

Current Description

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Provides administrator access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
1.3.3


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0603
NVD Published Date:
12/06/2004
NVD Last Modified:
07/10/2017