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gzip — security advisory
The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.
- Products
- gzip
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.3.5-8
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-0970
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0970
gzip
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-8
gzip
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-8
gzip
Fixed versions: 1.3.5-8
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:23.406553156Z",
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