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CVE-2004-0970
Published: Oct 20, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
11288
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
2004-0050
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_TRUSTIX
DSA-588
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
13131
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
x_refsource_MISC
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