zsh: buffer overflow for very long fds in >& fd syntax
Published Feb 27, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
In exec.c in zsh before 5.0.7, there is a buffer overflow for very long fds in the ">& fd" syntax.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
zsh-0:5.0.2-31.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3073
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
zsh
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
zsh
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
zsh
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | zsh-0:5.0.2-31.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3073 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | zsh | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | zsh | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | zsh | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02715) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02787) | 84.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 63.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 71.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 66.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 64.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10071 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549855 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-10071
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/49a3086bb67575435251c70ee598e2fd406ef055 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-10071
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10071 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549855 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-10071 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/49a3086bb67575435251c70ee598e2fd406ef055 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-10071 |
Change history (0)
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