Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1228
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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1228
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.80%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 81 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1228
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2005-1228
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Red Hat 2007-03-14Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
Patch
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
US Government Resource
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20199
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*