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CVE-2004-0603 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnu gzip	<= 1.3.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]