CVE-2005-0758

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zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that are injected into a sed script.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00186

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Affected Products & Versions

gnu gzip< 1.3.5

canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

productmediumSuspicious FromBase64String Usage On Gzip Archive - Ps Script

productmediumGzip Archive Decode Via PowerShell

productmediumSuspicious FromBase64String Usage On Gzip Archive - Process Creation

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Scoring & Timeline

4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD13 May 2005 · 04:00 AM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-161-1
usnUSN-158-1
rhsaRHSA-2005:357Low
rhsaRHSA-2005:474Low

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txtThird Party Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.ascThird Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90626Third Party Advisory

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/18100Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19183Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22033Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26235Third Party Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013928Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852Third Party Advisory

http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.htmlBroken LinkPermissions Required

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-05.xmlPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:027Third Party Advisory

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/16371Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13582Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-158-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20539Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1081Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1107Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9797Third Party Advisory

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