CVE catalog

CVE-2003-0367

gzip: CVE-2003-0367

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published: Jul 2, 2003, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.44% · Oct 25, 2026

znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gzip	sid	`1.14-1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	forky	`1.14-1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	trixie	`1.13-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	bookworm	`1.12-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gzip	source	sid	`1.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	forky	`1.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	trixie	`1.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	bookworm	`1.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
- 1.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
[gzip-win32]Fixed
Source package: [gzip]
Details (2)
- 1.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
- 1.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.13-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · 13
- 1.13-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-6
  dsa · gzip · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:16 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]