CVE-2005-0953
bzip2 - race condition
EPSS 0.09%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2005-0953
To remediate CVE-2005-0953, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bzip2—upgrade to 1.0.2-6 or later
- Debian/bzip2—upgrade to 1.0.2-1.woody2 or later
Is CVE-2005-0953 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.2-6
- from 0, < 1.0.2-1.woody2