CVE-2003-0367

gzip: symlink attack on temporary files leads to arbitrary file overwrite

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 2, 2003

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

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

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')