CVE-2016-10714

Description

In zsh before 5.3, an off-by-one error resulted in undersized buffers that were intended to support PATH_MAX characters.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/a62e1640bcafbb82d86ea8d8ce057a83c4683d60 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10714?
CVE-2016-10714 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10714?
To fix CVE-2016-10714, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10714 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10714 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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