CVE-2018-1083

Summary

CVECVE-2018-1083
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-28 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:55:00 UTC
DescriptionZsh before version 5.4.2-test-1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the shell autocomplete functionality. A local unprivileged user can create a specially crafted directory path which leads to code execution in the context of the user who tries to use autocomplete to traverse the before mentioned path. If the user affected is privileged, this leads to privilege escalation.

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
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Zsh Zsh All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2470-1] zsh security update MLIST lists.debian.org
1557382 – (CVE-2018-1083) CVE-2018-1083 zsh: Stack-based buffer overflow in gen_matches_files() at compctl.c CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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 [259ac4] CONFIRM sourceforge.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1335-1] zsh security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3608-1: 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

  • 500832 Alpine Linux Security Update for zsh
  • 504569 Alpine Linux Security Update for zsh
  • 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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