VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2991
ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ncompress/ncompress
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112688098630314&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/12
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txtVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112688098630314&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/12
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txtVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.