Buffer Overflow Affecting zsh package, versions <0:4.3.11-8.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-ZSH-1519488
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Apr 2018

Introduced: 7 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-1100  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 zsh to version 0:4.3.11-8.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1932.

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.

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.

CVSS Scores

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