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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1349 · published 4 October 2004

CVE-2004-1349: Gnu gzip improper privilege management vulnerability

Gnu · Gzip

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.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.59% · top 51.4% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.59%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/12744 Not ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/12744 Not ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57600-1&searchclause=security Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635998 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11318 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17577 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1654 Not Applicable

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1349), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.