#VU10862 Off-by-one error in zsh - CVE-2016-10714

 

#VU10862 Off-by-one error in zsh - CVE-2016-10714

Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10862
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
zsh
Software vendor:
SourceForge

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.

Remediation

Update to version 5.3.

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