CVE-2013-0296
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a...
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.4
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
CVE-2013-0296- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
CVE-2013-0296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0316 No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q3q-hvr5-mvrw No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a...
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
GHSA-5q3q-hvr5-mvrw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
CVE-2013-0296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0296 No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0716-1 No score
Security update for pigz
This pigz update to version 2.1.6 includes a security fix and several bug fixes:
* fix temporary file permission bug (bnc#803933, CVE-2013-0296)
* fix dictzip with #CPU == 1 (bnc#597756)
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-0296
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0296>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0716-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-0296 No score
Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Zlib Pigz, published June 10, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in pigz 2.2.4-2.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00106.html
mail.zlib.net/pipermail/pigz-announce_zlib.net/2012-July/000006.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/16/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/4
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700608
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0296
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-5q3q-hvr5-mvrw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0296
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150716-1
bugzilla.suse.com/597756
bugzilla.suse.com/803933
bugzilla.suse.com/913627
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1191
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0296
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0296