Race condition in Unzip



| Updated: 2021-11-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2005-2475
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 UnZip
Client/Desktop applications / Software for archiving

Vendor Info-ZIP

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU57976

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2475

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A local user can exploit the race, modify permissions of arbitrary files and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

UnZip: 5.52

CPE2.3 External links

https:ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.39/SCOSA-2005.39.txt
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112300046224117&w=2
https://secunia.com/advisories/16309
https://secunia.com/advisories/16985
https://secunia.com/advisories/17006
https://secunia.com/advisories/17045
https://secunia.com/advisories/17342
https://secunia.com/advisories/17653
https://secunia.com/advisories/25098
https://securityreason.com/securityalert/32
https://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-903
https://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:197
https://www.osvdb.org/18530
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0203.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14450
https://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0053/
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-191-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9975


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted archive.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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