CVE-2005-0953

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier 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 bzip2 after the decompression is complete.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

bzip