UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000637

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000637
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000637.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000637
Related
Published
2018-08-20T19:31:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:51Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / zutils

Package

Name
zutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zutils@1.4-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / zutils

Package

Name
zutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zutils@1.7-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-3
1.6-4
1.6-5
1.6-6
1.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}