CVE-2005-0758

Description

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that are injected into a sed script.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.15%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoralegacy.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-158-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16371	vdb entry broken link
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html	permissions required broken link vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:027	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9797	vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1107	vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20539	vdb entry third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-05.xml	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt	third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159	vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1081	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13582	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18100	third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013928	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90626	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0758?: CVE-2005-0758 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0758?: To fix CVE-2005-0758, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0758 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0758 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.