CVE-2018-0502

N/A
Published: September 5, 2018 at 07:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxZsh

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.

Affected

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

v < 5.6
Affected range stops below 5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/908000
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-02
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3764-1/
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://www.zsh.org/mla/zsh-announce/136

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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