CVE-2016-10714

N/A

Published: February 27, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxZsh

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%

95%

v < 5.3

Affected range stops below 5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory

Vector?

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-189

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