SB2017061333 - Denial of service in SourceForge zsh 



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

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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.