gzip 1.2.4/1.2.4a/1.3.3 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in gzip 1.2.4/1.2.4a/1.3.3 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0988. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in gzip 1.2.4/1.2.4a/1.3.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 by Imran Ghory (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0988 since 04/06/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18673 (Debian DSA-752-1 : gzip - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117914 (CentOS Security Update for gzip (CESA-2005:357)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18673), SecurityFocus (BID 12996†), OSVDB (15487†), Secunia (SA15308†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7958†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1410 and VDB-25166. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18673
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-752-1 : gzip - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54324
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 752-1 (gzip)
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04/06/2005 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2005 +6 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +19 days 🔍
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05/16/2005 +6 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3528 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Imran Ghory
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24770

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SecurityFocus: 12996 - GNU GZip CHMod File Permission Modification Race Condition Weakness
Secunia: 15308 - Gentoo update for gzip, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15487 - gzip Race Condition Arbitrary File Permission Modification
Vulnerability Center: 7958 - gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3 Allows Modifying File Permissions via Hard Link Attack, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-3101

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/01/2019 11:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (84), 06/01/2019 11:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:773:103

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