LOW
gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files
Published Jan 19, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.59%
Description
gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files.
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:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.59% 0.00587
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00587
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00587) | 46.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00587) | 43.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 26.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 34.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 39.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 42.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.41th | 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 (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12744 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALNot Applicable
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12744 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALNot Applicable |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 19, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 6, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1349
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a