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Vulnerability details: VCID-yvpp-2w12-dycv
Vulnerability ID VCID-yvpp-2w12-dycv
Aliases CVE-2022-1271
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-179 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
CWE-1173 Improper Use of Validation Framework
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-1271.json
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
ssvc Track https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00716 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00736 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
epss 0.00736 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
ssvc Track https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
cvssv3.1 8.4 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
ssvc Track https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
ssvc Track https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1271
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2665
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2666
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
ssvc Track https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
ssvc Track https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
ssvc Track https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-1271.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-1271
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1271
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
1009167 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1009167
202209-01 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
8 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
ASA-202204-7 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202204-7
ASA-202204-8 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202204-8
AVG-2665 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2665
AVG-2666 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2666
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tukaani:xz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:tukaani:xz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2022-1271 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
CVE-2022-1271 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1271
CVE-2022-1271 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
msg00011.html https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
ntap-20220930-0006 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6 https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
RHSA-2022:1537 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1537
RHSA-2022:1592 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1592
RHSA-2022:1665 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1665
RHSA-2022:1676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1676
RHSA-2022:2191 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2191
RHSA-2022:4582 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4582
RHSA-2022:4896 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4896
RHSA-2022:4940 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4940
RHSA-2022:4991 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4991
RHSA-2022:4992 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4992
RHSA-2022:4993 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4993
RHSA-2022:4994 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4994
RHSA-2022:5052 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5052
RHSA-2022:5439 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5439
show_bug.cgi?id=2073310 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
USN-5378-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5378-1/
USN-5378-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5378-2/
USN-5378-3 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5378-3/
USN-5378-4 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5378-4/
xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-1271.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1271
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-09T14:55:46Z/ Found at https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7148
EPSS Score 0.00716
Published At Aug. 4, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:28:18.540987+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.21/main.json 37.0.0