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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1271

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1271 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12gzip0
Debian:14xz-utils0
Debian:12xz-utils0
Debian:14gzip0
Debian:13gzip0
Debian:13xz-utils0

Timeline

  • Aug 31, 2022 CVE Published
  • Oct 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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