CVE-2003-0367: Debian Linux

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

znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.2 only; version 3.0 only
• GNU Gzip: up to and including 1.3.5

Published 2003-07-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.