CVE-1999-1332

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-1999-1332

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1332

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...

[SECURITY] New versions of gzip available

We were told by Michal Zalewski that gzexe as shipped with gzip uses an unsecure method decompressing executables on the fly opening a way of calling arbitrary programs. Newer versions for bo and hamm are fixing this. We recommend you upgrade your gzip package if youre using the gzexe method. dpk...

[SECURITY] New versions of gzip available

We were told by Michal Zalewski that gzexe as shipped with gzip uses an unsecure method decompressing executables on the fly opening a way of calling arbitrary programs. Newer versions for bo and hamm are fixing this. We recommend you upgrade your gzip package if youre using the gzexe method. dpk...