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Zlib CVE-2013-0296

MEDIUM
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2014-04-27 secalert@redhat.com
4.4
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 27, 2014 - 21:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.

AnalysisAI

Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring. Affected products include: Zlib Pigz. Version information: before 2.2.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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