RCE in Dash
CVE-2009-0854
Untrusted search path vulnerability in dash 0.5.4, when used as a login shell, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dash — versions 0.5.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34092 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34205 (third-party-advisory)