CVE-1999-1332 | BDVDB-2026-3389 Detail

Description#

gzexe in the gzip package on Red Hat Linux 5.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/3812

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12002-03-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.