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TI-2005-01163 Aliases CVE-2005-1228GHSA-9855-w374-4v24

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

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03584 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:357 Released 2005-06-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    gzip security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.i386, gzip-1.3.3-12.rhel3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.i386, gzip-1.3.3-15.rhel4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:357
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:357

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1228
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9855-w374-4v24

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 6

  • TI-2022-01156 Improper input validation in gzip, xz-utils CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00544 gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-00001 Integer underflow in the unlzw function in unlzw.c in gzip before 1.4 on 64-bit… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2001-01181 Buffer overflows in gzip 1.3x, 1.2.4, and other versions might allow attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-02508 The huft_build function in inflate.c in gzip before 1.3.13 creates a hufts (aka huffman)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-30386 Global Buffer Overflow in GNU gzip CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
See all 12 →

Sources

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