znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-38.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7872
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-308
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.031-gzip.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2003-07-02
Updated: 2025-04-03
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00141