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CVE-2015-1200
Race condition in pxz 4.999.99 Beta 3 uses weak file permissions for the output file when compressing a file before changing the…
Low2.1EPSS 0.28%
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- mitre
Description
Race 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 79% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- pxz-cve20151200-sec-bypass(100207) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE Request: pxz -- race condition in setting permissions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 72101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-07fcbfddbd (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-8b89d5b9eb (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-c9eb911737 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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