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CVE-2001-1228

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflows in gzip 1.3x, 1.2.4, and other versions might allow attackers to execute code via a long file name, possibly remotely if gzip is run on an FTP server.

Affected products

• GNU gzip: 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, 1.3

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247717
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7882.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3712
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247717
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7882.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3712

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