CVE-2014-10072 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in zsh versions prior to 5.0.6, specifically within the utils.c file, triggered when processing exceptionally long directory paths containing symbolic links. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zsh_project:zsh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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