Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 12	gzip	>=0 <1.3.5-6	1.3.5-6
debian 14	gzip	>=0 <1.3.5-6	1.3.5-6
debian 13	gzip	>=0 <1.3.5-6	1.3.5-6

Aliases

1. CVE-1999-13322. NVD-1999-13323. OSV-DEBIAN-1999-13324. OSV-1999-13325. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-1999-1332

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