CVE catalog
CVE-1999-1332
gzip: CVE-1999-1332
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gzip | sid | 1.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gzip | forky | 1.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gzip | trixie | 1.13-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | gzip | bookworm | 1.12-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gzip | source | sid | 1.3.5-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gzip | source | forky | 1.3.5-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gzip | source | trixie | 1.3.5-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gzip | source | bookworm | 1.3.5-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
1.12-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
1.12-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
- [gzip-win32]Fixed
Source package: [gzip]
Details (2)
1.12-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
1.12-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
1.13-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · 13
1.13-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.5-6dsa · gzip · debian · 13
Observed: