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CVE-2005-2991

ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2)…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
Public exploits
0
none known

ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/12 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=full-disclosure&m=112688098630314&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • zataz.net /adviso/ncompress-09052005.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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