gzip: symlink attack on temporary files leads to arbitrary file overwrite
Published Jun 10, 2003
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.2
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gzip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gzip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gzip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gzip
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gzip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gzip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gzip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gzip | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 36.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 35.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0367 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1850889 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0367
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0367
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0367 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1850889 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0367 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0367 |
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