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TI-2004-00878 Aliases CVE-2004-0970GHSA-2jrh-9rrj-2f59

The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 30th 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:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4aVulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4a Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jrh-9rrj-2f59

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2022-01156 Improper input validation in gzip, xz-utils CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00544 gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • 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
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Sources

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