Unscored CVE-1999-1439 EUVD-1999-1420GHSA-9342-ghx6-x3q2

gcc 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary .i, .s, or .o files.

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

gcc 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary .i, .s, or .o files.

References

19980115 GCC 2.7.? /tmp files mailing-list
19980108 GCC Exploit mailing-list
19980102 Symlink bug with GCC 2.7.2 mailing-list
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