CVE-2015-1200

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1200
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-23 15:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in pxz 4.999.99 Beta 3 uses weak file permissions for the output file when compressing a file before changing the permission to match the original file, which allows local users to bypass the intended access restrictions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pxz Project Pxz 4.999.99 beta3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: pxz -- race condition in setting permissions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
pxz Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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