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CVE-1999-1439

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-01-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Gcc: 2.7.2

References

• 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
• 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

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