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CVE-2001-1228

critical

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3712

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7882.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247717

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-11-18

Updated: 2008-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical