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TI-2005-00702 Aliases CVE-2005-0758GHSA-gc4q-mf7x-jrrp

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that are injected into a sed script.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00529 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:474 Released 2005-06-16 · Red Hat rating Low
    bzip2 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-11.EL3.4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-13.EL4.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2005:357 Released 2005-06-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    gzip security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357, RHSA-2005:474

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0758
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc4q-mf7x-jrrp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 15

Other 1

Sources

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