The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gzip | Gnu | 1.2.4a (including) | 1.2.4a (including) |
| Cscope | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Cscope | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Cscope | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Cscope | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583