zutils version prior to version 1.8-pre2 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in zcat that can result in Potential denial of service or arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim openning a crafted compressed file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.8-pre2.
References
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https://bugs.debian.org/904819 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-08-20 19:31
Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03
NVD link : CVE-2018-1000637
Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000637
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1000637
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
nongnu
- zutils
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer