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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2991

CVE-2005-2991

Description

ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files using (1) zdiff or (2) zcmp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0970.

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Affected products

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  • Ncompress/Ncompress2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ncompress:ncompress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ncompress:ncompress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.4_r1
    • (no CPE)range: <=4.2.4

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