CVE catalog
CVE-2017-18205
zsh: CVE-2017-18205
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.04% · Oct 25, 2026
In builtin.c in zsh before 5.4, when sh compatibility mode is used, there is a NULL pointer dereference during processing of the cd command with no argument if HOME is not set.
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 | 5.4.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zsh | source | forky | 5.4.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zsh | source | trixie | 5.4.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zsh | source | bookworm | 5.4.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | zsh | deb | 14.04 | 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18205 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | zsh | deb | 16.04 | 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18205 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [zsh]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-4+b15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
5.9-4+b15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- [zsh-common]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
5.9-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- [zsh-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-4+b15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
5.9-4+b15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- [zsh-doc]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
5.9-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
- [zsh-static]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-4+b15· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
5.9-4+b15· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · bookworm; dsa · zsh · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [zsh]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-8+b23· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
5.9-8+b23· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- [zsh-common]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
5.9-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- [zsh-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-8+b23· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
5.9-8+b23· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- [zsh-doc]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
5.9-8· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
- [zsh-static]Fixed
Source package: [zsh]
Details (2)
5.9-8+b23· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
5.9-8+b23· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1dsa · zsh · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2018_3073.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18205]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18205]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18205]
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