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CVE-2004-0603

Published: Jun 30, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
gzipgnuOSS Libraries
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890
bugs.gentoo.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml
security.gentoo.org
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Timeline

Published
Jun 30, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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