CVE-2018-1083
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-1083
To remediate CVE-2018-1083, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.4.2-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.2-4 or later
Is CVE-2018-1083 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.4.2-r1
- from 0, < 5.4.2-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |