Vulnerability in GNU Gzip
CVE-2004-0603
gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0603?
- CVE-2004-0603 is a vulnerability in GNU Gzip. Published 2004-12-06.
- Is CVE-2004-0603 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.