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CVE-2005-0953 Detail

Description

Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier 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 bzip2 after the decompression is complete.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  3.7 LOW
Vector:  (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0953
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE