Shellshock — N/a Vulnerability
CVE-2014-7169
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 cra…
EPSS: 0.891 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/128517/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0010.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- [oss-security] 20140924 Re: CVE-2014-6271: remote code execution through bash (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- HPSBMU03165 (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- HPSBHF03119 (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- HPSBST03131 (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- SSRT101819 (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- 20141001 NEW VMSA-2014-0010 - VMware product updates address critical Bash security vulnerabilities (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-7169?
- CVE-2014-7169 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2014-09-25.
- Is CVE-2014-7169 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-7169 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 82 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.