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CVE-2005-2991
Published: Sep 20, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
12
third-party-advisory
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20050916 ncompress insecure temporary file creation
mailing-list
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20050916 ncompress insecure temporary file creation
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
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