CVE-2022-1271 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-1271

An arbitrary file write vulnerability was found in GNU gzip's...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

gzip, xz-utils
Vulnerable Versions:
Fixed in gzip 1.12

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2022
Last Modified: June 9th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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