CVE-2018-7549

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-12-22
CWE:
CWE-665
Bugzilla:
1549858: CVE-2018-7549 zsh: crash on copying empty hash table
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the code responsible for saving hashtables 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-2018-7549 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 zsh Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 zsh Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 zsh Not affected

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