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CVE Reference: CVE-1999-1332
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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.

CVE Status:
Entry

References:

XF
  http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php

OSVDB
  3812

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308

CONFIRM
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip

BUGTRAQ
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2

BID
  7845


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