Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0603 · published 6 December 2004

CVE-2004-0603: Gnu gzip vulnerability

Gnu · Gzip

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.1% · top 11.9%

10.0CVSS 2.0 base score

3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

8References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Gzip Gnu

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54890	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10603	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16506

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0603), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.