CVE-2005-0953

Published: May 2, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

3.7

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Bzip: Bzip2

Bzip

1 product

Bzip2

Configuration A

11 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9.5_a
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9.5_b
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9.5_c
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9.5_d
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9_a
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9_b
Bzip Bzip2	Version 0.9_c
Bzip Bzip2	Version 1.0.1
Bzip Bzip2	Version 1.0.2
Bzip Bzip2	Version 1.0

References (50)

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19183

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27274

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27643

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29940

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc (unsafe URL)