CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0603

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the gzexe tool in gzip version 1.3.3 and earlier causes the execution of an argument when the creation of a temporary file fails, instead of exiting the program. This could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the possibility of an attacker executing arbitrary commands on the system, which could lead to system compromise or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the gzip package to a version later than 1.3.3, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS