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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7549

In params.c in zsh through 5.4.2, there is a crash during a copy of an empty hash table, as demonstrated by typeset -p.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.59%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In params.c in zsh through 5.4.2, there is a crash during a copy of an empty hash table, as demonstrated by typeset -p.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.59% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
zsh/zsh · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.