LOW
The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Oct 20, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00362
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00362
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 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 28.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 25.06th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13131 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13131 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-588 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11288 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX | |
| http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 19, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0970
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a