Is CVE-2005-0988 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0988 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0988?

CVE-2005-0988 has a CVSS v2 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0988?

CVE-2005-0988 has an EPSS score of 0.66% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0988?

Upgrade gzip on debian 11 to 1.3.5-10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0988

LOW

3.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gzipDebian

Fixed in:1.3.5-10CVE-2005-0988

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

0.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Government Resource1

us-cert.gov

Other references14

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.