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CVE-2005-1228

Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.58%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2005-1228
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-1228
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1231No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-1231
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9855-w374-4v24No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote...

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.

Record
GHSA-9855-w374-4v24
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-1228
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1228No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1228
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gzip
Debian:12
before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:13
before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:14
before 1.3.5-10
1.3.5-10
gzip
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.3.2-3woody5, plus listed versions
1.3.2-3woody31.3.2-3woody4
1.3.2-3woody5
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
gzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
0:1.3.3-15.rhel4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Gzip, published April 22, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.58%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in gzip 1.3.5-10.

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