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FKIE_CVE-2004-0603

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-12-06 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:05
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:05:58.423",
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