CVE catalog

CVE-2016-10714

zsh: CVE-2016-10714

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Feb 27, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.13% · Oct 25, 2026

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

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	zsh	sid	`5.9.2-1`	fixed
Debian	zsh	forky	`5.9.2-1`	fixed
Debian	zsh	trixie	`5.9-8`	fixed
Debian	zsh	bookworm	`5.9-4`	fixed
Ubuntu	zsh	14.04	`5.0.2-3ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zsh	14.04	`5.0.2-3ubuntu6.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	zsh	16.04	`5.1.1-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zsh	16.04	`5.1.1-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zsh	16.04	`5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	zsh	source	sid	`5.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	zsh	source	forky	`5.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	zsh	source	trixie	`5.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	zsh	source	bookworm	`5.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	zsh	deb	14.04	`5.0.2-3ubuntu6.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10714	Not reported
Ubuntu	zsh	deb	16.04	`5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10714	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[zsh]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-4+b15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- 5.9-4+b15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
[zsh-common]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- 5.9-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
[zsh-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-4+b15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- 5.9-4+b15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
[zsh-doc]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- 5.9-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
[zsh-static]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-4+b15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- 5.9-4+b15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[zsh]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-8+b23 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- 5.9-8+b23 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
[zsh-common]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- 5.9-8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
[zsh-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-8+b23 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- 5.9-8+b23 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
[zsh-doc]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- 5.9-8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
[zsh-static]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
- 5.9-8+b23 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- 5.9-8+b23 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.3-1
  dsa · zsh · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:19:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]