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CVE-2005-2991

ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.

  • Published: Sep 20, 2005
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2005-2991
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
ncompress / ncompress - 4.2.4_r1.x