VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-0296
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while…
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- zlib/pigz
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00106.html
- http://mail.zlib.net/pipermail/pigz-announce_zlib.net/2012-July/000006.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/16/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700608
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00106.html
- http://mail.zlib.net/pipermail/pigz-announce_zlib.net/2012-July/000006.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/16/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700608
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.