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Amazon Linux AMI : zsh (ALAS-2018-1107)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 119466
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell symbolic link resolver. A local, unprivileged user can create a specially crafted directory path which leads to a buffer overflow in the context of the user trying to do a symbolic link resolution in the aforementioned path. If the user affected is privileged, this leads to privilege escalation.(CVE-2017-18206)A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell auto-complete functionality. A local, unprivileged user can create a specially crafted directory path which leads to code execution in the context of the user who tries to use auto-complete to traverse the before mentioned path. If the user affected is privileged, this leads to privilege escalation.(CVE-2018-1083)
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.(CVE-2018-7549)
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.(CVE-2017-18205)
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell symbolic link resolver. A local, unprivileged user can create a specially crafted directory path which leads to a buffer overflow in the context of the user trying to do symbolic link resolution in the aforementioned path.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition on the target.(CVE-2014-10072)
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell check path functionality. A local, unprivileged user can create a specially crafted message file, which, if used to set a custom 'you have new mail' message, leads to code execution in the context of the user who receives the message. If the user affected is privileged, this leads to privilege escalation.(CVE-2018-1100)
zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the exec.c:hashcmd() function. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.(CVE-2018-1071)
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the zsh shell file descriptor redirection functionality. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service by crashing the user shell.(CVE-2014-10071)
Solution
Run 'yum update zsh' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 119466
File Name: ala_ALAS-2018-1107.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/7/2018
Updated: 6/9/2020
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zsh, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zsh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zsh-html, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-10071, CVE-2014-10072, CVE-2017-18205, CVE-2017-18206, CVE-2018-1071, CVE-2018-1083, CVE-2018-1100, CVE-2018-7549
ALAS: 2018-1107