CVE-2001-1228

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.

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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

3.06%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Connections

1 relationships

gzip

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Nov 18, 2001

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 16, 2026