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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3812
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3812
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 1999
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified