#VU95179 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in UnZip - CVE-2005-0602

 

#VU95179 Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in UnZip - CVE-2005-0602

Published: August 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95179
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0602
CWE-ID: CWE-357
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
UnZip
Software vendor:
Info-ZIP

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Unzip does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files. A local user can trigger the vulnerability and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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