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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1332

CVE-1999-1332

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.

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Affected products

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  • Red Hat/Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0
    • (no CPE)range: <=5.0

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