CVE-2014-10071
zsh: buffer overflow for very long fds in >& fd syntax
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In exec.c in zsh before 5.0.7, there is a buffer overflow for very long fds in the ">& fd" syntax.
En exec.c en zsh, en versiones anteriores a la 5.0.7, hay un desbordamiento de búfer para un fds muy largo en la sintaxis "> fd".
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell file descriptor redirection functionality. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service by crashing the user shell.
It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileged access to the system. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-02-27 CVE Reserved
- 2018-02-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/49a3086bb67575435251c70ee598e2fd406ef055 | 2019-06-11 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073 | 2019-06-11 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1 | 2019-06-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10071 | 2018-10-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549855 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Zsh Search vendor "Zsh" | Zsh Search vendor "Zsh" for product "Zsh" | < 5.0.7 Search vendor "Zsh" for product "Zsh" and version " < 5.0.7" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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