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TI-2005-02343 Aliases CVE-2005-2475GHSA-3m3m-6r6c-8m58

Race condition in Unzip 5.52 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files…

Priority LOW 8Published · 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
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Race condition in Unzip 5.52 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 Unzip after the decompression is complete.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00399 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.52VulnerableInfo-ZIP
  • cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.52 Vulnerable ·Info-ZIP

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0203 Released 2007-05-01 · Red Hat rating Low
    unzip security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.i386, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.i386, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.i386, unzip-5.51-9.EL4.5.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0203
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0203
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0203
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0203

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2475
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3m3m-6r6c-8m58

References

Advisory 6

Other 4

  • 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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