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CVE-2005-1228

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1228 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting gunzip -N in gzip versions 1.2.4 through 1.3.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to write files to arbitrary directories by embedding ".." (dot dot) sequences within the original filename inside a compressed archive. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact (writing files). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0358 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: gzip-0:1.3.3-12.rhel3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gzip-0:1.3.3-15.rhel4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-1228Low

security flaw

Apr 18, 2005

References

ftp.sco.com / pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
marc.info
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
secunia.com / advisories/15047
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18100
secunia.com / advisories/21253
secunia.com / advisories/22033
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/20199
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-752
osvdb.org / 15721
securityfocus.com / bid/19289
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3101