9.8

CVE-2018-13259: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesRHSA-2019:2017UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13259DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13259
Published 05-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-13259 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.72%
0%100%
Low · +0.23 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. Shebang lines exceeding 64 characters were truncated, potentially leading to an execve call to a program name that is a substring of the intended one.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.23 pp

From 2.50% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
  • zsh< 0:5.0.2-33.el7
  • zsh-debuginfo< 0:5.0.2-33.el7
  • zsh-html< 0:5.0.2-33.el7
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • zsh< 5.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • zsh< 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3 | < 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3 | < 5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1
Zsh1 product

5 vendors · 7 products

References

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