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CVE-2018-1100

Published: 11 April 2018

zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the utils.c:checkmailpath function. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of another user.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
zsh
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1)
trusty
Released (5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3)
upstream
Released (5.5-1)
xenial
Released (5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/31f72205630687c1cef89347863aab355296a27f/

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H