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.
Published 2022-08-31 16:15:09
Updated 2024-08-26 10:47:19
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2022-1271

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1271

1.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-1271

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-1271

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product validates input before applying protection mechanisms that modify the input, which could allow an attacker to bypass the validation via dangerous inputs that only arise after the modification.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
  • The product does not use, or incorrectly uses, an input validation framework that is provided by the source language or an independent library.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2022-1271

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