CVE-2013-0296

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Published Apr 27, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zlib:pigz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-0316	Race condition in pigz before 2.2.5 uses permissions derived from the umask when compressing a file before setting that file's permissions to match those of the original file, which might allow local users to bypass intended access permissions while compression is occurring.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00106.html
http://mail.zlib.net/pipermail/pigz-announce_zlib.net/2012-July/000006.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/16/3
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700608

History

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Subscriptions

Zlib Pigz

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:18 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 27, 2014, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:49 PM

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