ALAS2-2022-1782 --- gzipID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1700893 | Date: (C)2022-05-04 (M)2023-11-13 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
An arbitrary file write vulnerability was found in GNU gzip's zgrep utility. When zgrep is applied on the attacker's chosen 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