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 Jun 30, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.13%
Description
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.
Affected products
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03126) | 87.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03126) | 86.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 83.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.96% (0.03962) | 80.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.50% (0.02503) | 84.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 77.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 75.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 73.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 67.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0603 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0603
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0603
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0603 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0603 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0603 |
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