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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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

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

Original 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.