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CVE-2014-7169GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271.

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 99.94%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

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Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
9.8CRITICAL3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0HIGH2.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jul 28, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2014-7169
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Published
Sep 25, 2014
Last modified
2026-06-17 00:14 UTC
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