CVE-2004-0603

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

Published: 2004-12-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0603 is rated High Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.13%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0603

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.50% 3.13% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 3.96% 2.50% -1.46%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.96% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0603

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0603

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2004-0603 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gzip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0603
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0603: 1 GLSA(s) (200406-18), 1 atom(s) (app-arch/gzip); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0603
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0603

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2004-0603

  • Red Hat (2007-03-14T00:00:00)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu gzip <= 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0603

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