CVE-1999-1332
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2002-03-09 05:00Z24 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-01 17:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-08-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 74961fd1d88b8317a3c09463e20303eef5b3c9953f379fdddb0e9ab6e9046be4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-308http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
- www.securityfocus.com7845http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845
- www.iss.netgzip-gzexe-tmp-symlink(7241)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php
- www.redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip
- marc.info19980128 GZEXE - the big problemhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2
- www.osvdb.org3812http://www.osvdb.org/3812
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gzip Fixed in 1.3.5-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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