SB2017061333 - Denial of service in SourceForge zsh
Published: June 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061333
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18205)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to a NULL pointer dereference when processing a cd command while in sh compatibility mode. A local attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.