LOW
security flaw
Published Apr 3, 2005
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by bzip2 after the decompression is complete.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.9
- 0.9.5_a
- 0.9.5_b
- 0.9.5_c
- 0.9.5_d
- 0.9_a
- 0.9_b
- 0.9_c
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
bzip2-0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bzip2-0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:474
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | bzip2-0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:474 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bzip2-0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:474 |
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.7 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00400
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00400
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 4, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 24.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 36.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 24.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (29)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29940 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0953 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617590 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0953
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0953
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 3, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 3, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0953
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a