low
3.7
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other 362
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2005-0988: Race Condition

First published: Wed Apr 06 2005(Updated: )

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by gzip after the decompression is complete.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
gzip=1.3.3
gzip=1.2.4
gzip=1.2.4a
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-releng
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=4.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1-release
Trustix Secure Linux=2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-releng
Ubuntu=4.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=4.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-stable
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-release_p6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-release_p5
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-stable
TurboLinux Appliance Server=1.0_workgroup
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2.1-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-release_p14
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-release_p38
Turbolinux Server=7.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-release_p20
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-releng
Ubuntu=5.04
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-alpha
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.2-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-release_p42
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7
Ubuntu=5.04
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-release
Turbolinux Workstation=7.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-release_p17
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9-pre-release
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-pre-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-release_p32
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-release_p3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-release_p8
Turbolinux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=4.0
Turbolinux Workstation=8.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8
FreeBSD Kernel=4.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-pre-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-release
TurboLinux Appliance Server=1.0_hosting
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-alpha
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-releng
Trustix Secure Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=4.0
Ubuntu=5.04
Trustix Secure Linux=2.2
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2.1-release
Turbolinux Server=8.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-releng
Ubuntu=4.1
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0-alpha
Turbolinux Server=10.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-release
Gentoo Linux
TurboLinux Desktop=10.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-stable
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12996

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2005-0988?

    CVE-2005-0988 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2005-0988?

    To fix CVE-2005-0988, update the GNU gzip version to 1.3.4 or later, or apply available vendor patches.

  • Which versions of gzip are affected by CVE-2005-0988?

    CVE-2005-0988 affects gzip versions 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, and 1.3.3 and earlier.

  • What impact does CVE-2005-0988 have on system security?

    The impact of CVE-2005-0988 allows local users to alter permissions of arbitrary files, potentially compromising system integrity.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-0988?

    A temporary workaround for CVE-2005-0988 is to avoid using gzip for decompressing files in sensitive locations.

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