CVE-1999-1439 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gcc:gcc:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1420	gcc 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary .i, .s, or .o files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00125.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88419592307388&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88492937727193&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88524071002939&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/146

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.207Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1439

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-01-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:26.613

Link: CVE-1999-1439

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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