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CVE-2005-1228
Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the original filename within a compressed file.
Published: May 2, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | gzip | 1.2.4 |
| gnu | gzip | 1.3.3 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9855-w374-4v24
Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote...
References (40)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255 Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15047 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
- http://www.osvdb.org/15721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html US Government Resource
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
5.0 / 10
EPSS Score
3.58%
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
21.1 / 100
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