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.
Published 2005-09-20 20:03:00
Updated 2016-10-18 03:32:06
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2005-2991

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2991

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2991

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.9
2.9
NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-2991

  • Red Hat 2006-08-30
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the ncompress packages as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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