#VU10874 Buffer overflow in zsh - CVE-2014-10072
Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10874
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-2014-10072
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
zsh
zsh
Software vendor:
SourceForge
SourceForge
Description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the utils.c source code file due to buffer overflow. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the utils.c source code file due to buffer overflow. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 5.0.6.