VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0367
znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- gnu/gzip · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txtPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txtPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.