CVE-1999-1439

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1998-01-02 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1439, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1439

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N