LOW
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 Mar 9, 2002
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00399
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00399
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 31.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 33.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.osvdb.org/3812 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88603844115233&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7241.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/3812 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#gzip | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7845 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1332
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a