PT-1999-1653 · Red Hat · Gzip

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1332

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: gzip versions prior to the version on Red Hat Linux 5.0

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file. This is related to the gzexe component in the gzip package.

Recommendations: For versions prior to the version on Red Hat Linux 5.0, consider restricting access to the gzexe component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1332

DSA-308

Affected Products

Gzip

References · 10

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-1999-1332 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1332 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1332 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1332 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip · Note
• http://osvdb.org/3812 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/7845 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php · Note