Buffer overflow in GNU Bash

CVE-2014-7186

The redirection implementation 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 crafted use of here documents, aka the "redir_stack" issue.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.643 (99.2th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-7186: fell from 0.660 to 0.643.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.660 · newest: 0.643 · change: -0.016

Affected products

  • GNU Bash — versions 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7186?
CVE-2014-7186 is a vulnerability in GNU Bash, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-09-28.
Is CVE-2014-7186 known to be exploited?
39 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.