CVE-2018-1083

Summary

Zsh 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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
zshzshbefore zsh 5.4.2-test-1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-120: CWE-120->CWE-121

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

References