Vulnerability CVE-2003-0367
Published: 2003-07-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Turbolinux -> Turbolinux advanced server 
Turbolinux -> Turbolinux server 
Turbolinux -> Turbolinux workstation 
Openpkg -> Openpkg 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake multi network firewall 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake linux 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake linux corporate server 
GNU -> GZIP 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txt
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