zsh: buffer overflow when scanning very long directory paths for symbolic links
Published Feb 27, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.59%
Description
In utils.c in zsh before 5.0.6, there is a buffer overflow when scanning very long directory paths for symbolic links.
Affected products
No data.
- < 5.0.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
zsh-0:4.3.11-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1932
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 8
zsh
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | zsh-0:4.3.11-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1932 |
| 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 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:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02586) | 84.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 83.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 57.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 73.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 71.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 67.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1932 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10072 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549836 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-10072
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/3e06aeabd8a9e8384ebaa8b08996cd1f64737210 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-10072
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1932 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10072 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549836 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-10072 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/3e06aeabd8a9e8384ebaa8b08996cd1f64737210 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-10072 |
Change history (0)
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