CVE-2005-0953 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in bzip2 to modify permissions of arbitrary files via hard link attacks during decompression.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0953?
CVE-2005-0953 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bzip Bzip2.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0953?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0953, DSA-730-1, GHSA-9fjc-6jmw-8r3m.