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CVE-2022-1271 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/ Third Party Advisory 
https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-179 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-1271
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.