# CVE-2005-2475: Race condition in Unzip 5.52 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in Unzip 5.52 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by Unzip after the decompression is complete.

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## References

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

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