Vulnerability identifier: #VU10872

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-10070

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
zsh
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor: SourceForge

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions when initial evaluating the values of imported integer variables. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Update to version 5.0.7.

Vulnerable software versions

zsh: 5.0.0 - 5.0.6

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External links
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/files/zsh/5.0.7/zsh-5.0.7.tar.gz/download

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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.