DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1332

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    DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1332

    Published: 31 Dec 1999Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-1999-1332

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-1999-1332

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gzip

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gzip?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.5-6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High