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CVE-2001-1228 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflows in gzip 1.3x, 1.2.4, and other versions mig)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2001-1228
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-11-18
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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