# CVE-2004-1349: gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the targ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12744

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