Is CVE-2005-0953 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0953 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0953?

CVE-2005-0953 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0953?

CVE-2005-0953 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0953?

Upgrade bzip2 on debian 11 to 1.0.2-6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0953

LOW

3.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier 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 bzip2 after the decompression is complete.

How to fix

Remediation Available

bzip2Debian

Fixed in:1.0.2-6CVE-2005-0953

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

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