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TI-2005-00553 Aliases CVE-2005-0602GHSA-h78h-jj63-v974

Unzip 5.51 and earlier does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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

Unzip 5.51 and earlier does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00395 33rd 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.51VulnerableInfo-ZIP
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50VulnerableInfo-ZIP
  • cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.51 Vulnerable ·Info-ZIP
  • cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 Vulnerable ·Info-ZIP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0602
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h78h-jj63-v974

References

Advisory 4

Other 3

  • TI-2018-15693 An out-of-bounds read exists in Info-Zip UnZip version 6.10c22 that allows an attacker to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-15694 An out-of-bounds read exists in Info-Zip UnZip version 6.10c22 that allows an attacker to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2015-01194 Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-15692 A heap-based buffer overflow exists in Info-Zip UnZip version 6.10c22 that allows an… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-15691 A heap-based buffer overflow exists in Info-Zip UnZip version 6.10c22 that allows an… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2003-00263 Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
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Sources

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