CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-0634
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-08-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.
Affected configurations
• gnu bash 4.3
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92999 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931 access.redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377613 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-39 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92999 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931 access.redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377613 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-39 Third Party Advisory