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CVE-2018-1100

zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the utils.c:checkmailpath function.

Impact

zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the utils.c:checkmailpath function. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of another user.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ZshZsh
through 5.4.2
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Versions 6.0, 7.0

Weakness classification

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