CVE-2022-12718.8HighCWE-179

CVE-2022-1271: Gnu gzip, xz-utils vulnerability

Gnu · gzip, xz-utils

Vendor fix available · Affected: Gnu gzip, xz-utils · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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5.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

92nd percentile

050100

Higher than 92% of scored CVEs

8.8HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

An arbitrary file write vulnerability was found in GNU gzip's zgrep utility. When zgrep is applied on the attacker's chosen file name (for example, a crafted file name), this can overwrite an attacker's content to an arbitrary attacker-selected file. This flaw occurs due to insufficient validation when processing filenames with two or more newlines where selected content and the target file names are embedded in crafted multi-line file names. This flaw allows a remote, low privileged attacker to force zgrep to write arbitrary files on the system.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

gzip, xz-utilsFixed in gzip 1.12

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation · Injection and Smuggling
Vendor: Gnu
Published: August 2022
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), August 2022

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