znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Link | Tags |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872 | vdb entry third party advisory |
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txt | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.html | patch vendor advisory |