Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10902
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title:Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by bzip2 after the decompression is complete.
Description:Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by bzip2 after the decompression is complete.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2005-0953
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • bzip2-devel is earlier than 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
  • OR bzip2 is earlier than 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
  • OR bzip2-libs is earlier than 0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
  • OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
  • RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • OR CentOS Linux 4.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 4.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • bzip2-devel is earlier than 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
  • OR bzip2 is earlier than 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
  • OR bzip2-libs is earlier than 0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
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