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CVE-2005-0953

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

3.7 LowFix available

CVE-2005-0953 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Bzip Bzip2, published April 3, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in bzip2 1.0.2-6.

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

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.

Record
CVE-2005-0953
CVSS 2.0
3.7 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-0953
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0954 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-0954
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fjc-6jmw-8r3m No score

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

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.

Record
GHSA-9fjc-6jmw-8r3m
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-0953
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0953 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0953
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bzip2
Debian:12
 before 1.0.2-6
1.0.2-6
bzip2
Debian:13
 before 1.0.2-6
1.0.2-6
bzip2
Debian:14
 before 1.0.2-6
1.0.2-6
bzip2
Debian:3.0
 before 1.0.2-1.woody2, plus listed versions
1.0.2-11.0.2-1.11.0.2-1woody1
1.0.2-1.woody2
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
bzip2-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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