CVE-2018-1000637
zutils zcat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2018, 7:31 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:40 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-1000637.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/904819 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/904819 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-1000637 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-1000637 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/904819 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/904819 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/zutils-bug/2018-08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nongnu:zutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:nongnu:zutils:1.8:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1000637 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1000637
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.21 }} 0.03%
score
0.57894
percentile