CVE-2005-2991

N/A Unknown
Published: September 20, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112688098630314&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/12
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112688098630314&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 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

ncompress