Vulnerability in Red Hat Linux
CVE-1999-1332
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845 (vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/3812 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1332?
- CVE-1999-1332 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Linux. Published 1999-12-31.
- Is CVE-1999-1332 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.