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CVE-2005-0988

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local...

3.7 LowFix available

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
CVE-2005-0988
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 gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
CVE-2005-0988
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0989 No score

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
EUVD-2005-0989
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmqf-rc4m-6f55 No score

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local...

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
GHSA-pmqf-rc4m-6f55
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
CVE-2005-0988
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0988 No score

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0988
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gzip
Debian:12
 before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:13
 before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:14
 before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:3.0
 before 1.3.2-3woody5, plus listed versions
1.3.2-3woody31.3.2-3woody4
1.3.2-3woody5
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0988 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Gnu Gzip, published April 6, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in gzip 1.3.5-10.

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