Description
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.
Published: 2018-08-20
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1505-1 zutils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1971 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Nongnu Zutils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:40:47.731Z

Reserved: 2018-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1000637

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-20T19:31:34.167

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:40:17.743

Link: CVE-2018-1000637

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