CVE catalog

CVE-2005-0758

gzip: CVE-2005-0758

Severity: Medium
Published: May 13, 2005, 4:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.53% · Oct 25, 2026

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that are injected into a sed script.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gzip	sid	`1.14-1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	forky	`1.14-1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	trixie	`1.13-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	gzip	bookworm	`1.12-1`	fixed
Debian	bzip2	sid	`1.0.8-6`	fixed
Debian	bzip2	forky	`1.0.8-6`	fixed
Debian	bzip2	trixie	`1.0.8-6`	fixed
Debian	bzip2	bookworm	`1.0.8-5`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gzip	source	sid	`1.3.5-10`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	forky	`1.3.5-10`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	trixie	`1.3.5-10`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gzip	source	bookworm	`1.3.5-10`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bzip2	source	sid	`1.0.2-8.1`	low	Not reported	[321286]
Debian	bzip2	source	forky	`1.0.2-8.1`	low	Not reported	[321286]
Debian	bzip2	source	trixie	`1.0.2-8.1`	low	Not reported	[321286]
Debian	bzip2	source	bookworm	`1.0.2-8.1`	low	Not reported	[321286]

[Debian bug #321286]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bzip2]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
[bzip2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
- 1.0.8-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
[gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
- 1.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
[gzip-win32]Fixed
Source package: [gzip]
Details (2)
- 1.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
- 1.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · gzip · debian · 12
[libbz2-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
[libbz2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12
- 1.0.8-5+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · bzip2 · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bzip2]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-6 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
- 1.0.8-6 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
[bzip2-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-6 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
- 1.0.8-6 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
[gzip]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.13-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · 13
- 1.13-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.5-10
  dsa · gzip · debian · 13
[libbz2-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-6 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
- 1.0.8-6 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
[libbz2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [bzip2]
Details (2)
- 1.0.8-6 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13
- 1.0.8-6 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.2-8.1
  dsa · bzip2 · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]