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CVE-2005-0988 Detail

Description

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.


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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.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
http://www.osvdb.org/15487
http://www.osvdb.org/15487
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/394965 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/394965 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12996 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12996 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10242
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10242
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1169
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1169
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A765
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A765

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0988
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE