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TI-2004-00544 Aliases CVE-2004-0603GHSA-px52-rq5c-w9gw

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03126 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.3VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0603
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-px52-rq5c-w9gw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-01156 Improper input validation in gzip, xz-utils CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2010-00001 Integer underflow in the unlzw function in unlzw.c in gzip before 1.4 on 64-bit… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2001-01181 Buffer overflows in gzip 1.3x, 1.2.4, and other versions might allow attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-02508 The huft_build function in inflate.c in gzip before 1.3.13 creates a hufts (aka huffman)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-30386 Global Buffer Overflow in GNU gzip CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2005-01163 Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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