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CVE-2018-1100 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....

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.53%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/zsh(Debian:12) < 5.5-1 5.5-1
debian/zsh(Debian:13) < 5.5-1 5.5-1
debian/zsh(Debian:14) < 5.5-1 5.5-1
zsh <= 5.4.2 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 14.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 16.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 18.04 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 7.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 7.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 7.0 No fix listed
zsh = through 5.4.2 No fix listed

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