security flaw
Published Apr 22, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.58%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
gzip-0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gzip-0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:357
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | gzip-0:1.3.3-12.rhel3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:357 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gzip-0:1.3.3-15.rhel4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:357 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03584) | 89.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03584) | 87.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.58% (0.04585) | 88.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.42% (0.07421) | 85.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.58% (0.04585) | 88.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.43% (0.02434) | 89.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 81.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 79.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (24)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15047 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18100 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22033 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.osvdb.org/15721 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1228 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617616 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20199 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1228
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1228
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