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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade zutils. | Aug 30, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade zutils | Feb 19, 2019 | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade zutils | Sep 4, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 20, 2018 |
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