CVE-2018-1071

Published: 9 March 2018

zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the exec.c:hashcmd() function. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 5.5

Status

Package	Release	Status
zsh Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (5.2-5ubuntu1.2)
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1071
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3608-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1553531

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