CVE-2018-1000637

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory nongnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
https://bugs.debian.org/904819 mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000637?
CVE-2018-1000637 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000637?
To fix CVE-2018-1000637, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000637 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000637 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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