GNU Bash contains an OS command injection vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted environment. Known-exploited catalogue reports exploitation in the wild.
GNU · Code execution
GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
What this means
The severity of this vulnerability has not been scored yet. Current estimates put the chance of attack in the next 30 days at roughly 58%. Ask IT whether Gnu Bash is in your estate.
Full vendor description
Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via deeply nested for loops, aka the "word_lineno" issue.
Scoring and exploitation
Exploitable over the network.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
- Elevated attack likelihood (~58.5% in 30 days)Model estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Not confirmed in the
- Not reported
Weaknesses
Affected products ()
- Gnu Bash
Show the raw CPE strings (28)
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.01.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.02.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.05:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:2.05:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:3.2.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
20 links from the CVE record, grouped by site.
jvn.jp1 link
jvndb.jvn.jp1 link
lists.apple.com2 links
lists.opensuse.org7 links
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marc.info9 links
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