CVE-1999-1332 Affecting gzip package, versions <1.3.5-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-GZIP-291798
  • published31 Dec 1999
  • disclosed31 Dec 1999

Introduced: 31 Dec 1999

CVE-1999-1332  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 gzip to version 1.3.5-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gzip package and not the gzip package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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