CVE-1999-1332: Red Hat Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Red Hat Linux: up to and including 5.0

Published 1999-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.