Denial of service in SourceForge zsh
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-10714 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-193 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
zsh Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | SourceForge |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Off-by-one error
EUVDB-ID: #VU10862
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10714
CWE-ID:
CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an off-by-one error. A local attacker can use undersized buffers for PATH_MAX characters and cause the service to crash.
Update to version 5.3.
Vulnerable software versionszsh: 5.0.0 - 5.2
External linkshttp://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/files/zsh/5.3/zsh-5.3.tar.gz/download
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
