CVE-2022-1271
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 8.8 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Last modified
- 2026-10-14
- Weaknesses
- CWE-179, CWE-20
Affected products
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Gzip (Gnu)
- Jboss Data Grid (Redhat)
- Ruggedcom Ape1808 (Siemens)
- Simatic S7-1500 Cpu 1518-4 Pndp Mfp (Siemens)
- Simatic S7-1500 Cpu 1518f-4 Pndp Mfp (Siemens)
- Siplus S7-1500 Cpu 1518-4 Pndp Mfp (Siemens)
- Xz (Tukaani)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
- https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
- https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
- https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-455250.html
