# 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 .

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
- http://www.osvdb.org/15721
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A382
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A170
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11057
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402732406477&w=2
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852

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