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TI-2005-00893 Aliases CVE-2005-0953GHSA-9fjc-6jmw-8r3m

Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of…

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Key facts

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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.004 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5_aVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5_bVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5_cVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5_dVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_aVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_bVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_cVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableBzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5_a Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5_b Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5_c Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5_d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5_d Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_a Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_b Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_c Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Bzip
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableBzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Bzip

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0953
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fjc-6jmw-8r3m

References

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 6

  • TI-2019-09657 BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02675 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2005-01190 bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2010-00384 Integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2008-01321 bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2002-00736 bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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