Out-of-Bounds Affecting zsh-html package, versions <0:5.0.2-31.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-ZSHHTML-2524249
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Feb 2018

Introduced: 27 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 zsh-html to version 0:5.0.2-31.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3073.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zsh-html package and not the zsh-html package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In utils.c in zsh before 5.4, symlink expansion had a buffer overflow.