Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1228

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/Gzip3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247717nvdPatchVendor Advisory
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-002.txt.ascnvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/7882.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3712nvd

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