Improper Initialization Affecting zsh package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-ZSH-1370937
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Jun 2017

Introduced: 13 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-18205  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 zsh.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zsh package and not the zsh package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In builtin.c in zsh before 5.4, when sh compatibility mode is used, there is a NULL pointer dereference during processing of the cd command with no argument if HOME is not set.