CVE-2001-1228 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in gzip versions 1.3x, 1.2.4, and potentially others. Attackers could exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long filename, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.