VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0953
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.
LOW 3.7EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bzip/bzip2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- 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=1-66-200191-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.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/bid/12954
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- 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%3A1154
- 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
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.