Off-by-one error in zsh - CVE-2016-10714
Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10714
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SourceForge
Affected software:
zsh
zsh
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10714
Update to version 5.3.