CVE-2005-2475

1.2 LOW 0.4% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Race condition in Unzip 5.52 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 Unzip after the decompression is complete.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2005-08-05 04:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:14 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 1.2 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2005-08-05 04:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:14 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

info-zip Unzip 5.52

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 1.2

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record