Unscored severity · published May 2, 2005
CVE-2005-0953
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BZ
Bzip2 · Bzip
0.9; 0.9.5_a; 0.9.5_b; 0.9.5_c; 0.9.5_d; 0.9_a; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0953
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0953
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
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