zsh: Off-by-one error results in undersized buffers
Published Feb 27, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.13%
Description
In zsh before 5.3, an off-by-one error resulted in undersized buffers that were intended to support PATH_MAX characters.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
zsh
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
zsh
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
zsh
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
zsh
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | zsh | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | zsh | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | zsh | Not affected | 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:N/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 | 2.13% (0.02134) | 81.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 80.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 59.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 65.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 63.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 61.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10714 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1551765 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10714
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/a62e1640bcafbb82d86ea8d8ce057a83c4683d60 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10714
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10714 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1551765 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10714 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/a62e1640bcafbb82d86ea8d8ce057a83c4683d60 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10714 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.