A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the code responsible for the cd builtin command of the zsh package. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service by crashing the user shell.
Find out more about CVE-2017-18205 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (zsh) | RHSA-2018:3073 | 2018-10-30 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | zsh | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | zsh | Will not fix |
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