CVE-2005-1228

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/15047
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/15721
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20199
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/15047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/15721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu