CVE-2017-18206

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-18206
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-27 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-01 07:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn utils.c in zsh before 5.4, symlink expansion had a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Application Zsh Zsh All All All All
Application Zsh Zsh All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2470-1] zsh security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Zsh: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201805-10) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
zsh / Code / Commit [c7a9cf] MISC sourceforge.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3593-1: Zsh vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710220 Gentoo Linux Zsh Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201805-10)
  • 753235 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for zsh (SUSE-SU-2022:14910-1)
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