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CVE-2004-0970

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-02-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2004-0970
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.36%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.