USN-3608-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3608-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3608-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3608-1
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Published
2018-03-27T14:16:39.991865Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:35Z
Summary
zsh vulnerabilities
Details

Richard Maciel Costa discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1071)

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1083)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zsh@5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.2-3ubuntu6
5.0.2-3ubuntu6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh",
            "binary_version": "5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-beta",
            "binary_version": "5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-common",
            "binary_version": "5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-static",
            "binary_version": "5.0.2-3ubuntu6.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1071"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1083"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zsh@5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.1-1ubuntu1
5.1.1-1ubuntu2
5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-common",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zsh-static",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1-1ubuntu2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1071"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1083"
            }
        ]
    }
}