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CVE-2005-0602

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0602 describes a vulnerability in Unzip versions 5.51 and earlier where the utility fails to adequately warn users when extracting setuid or setgid files. This oversight could enable local attackers to escalate their privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), the vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity but carries a complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0602

CVE-2005-0602

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/17045
secunia.com / advisories/17342
secunia.com / advisories/27684
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
info-zip.org / FAQ.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/14447
trustix.org / errata/2005/0053
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3866