CVE-2005-0988 describes a race condition in gzip versions 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, affecting various Linux distributions including FreeBSD, Gentoo, and Ubuntu. This vulnerability allows local attackers to alter permissions of arbitrary files through a hard link attack during the decompression process. With a CVSS score of 3.7 (low severity), exploitation requires high attack complexity and grants partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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