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CVE-2004-0603

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2004-12-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Gzip

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References