CVE-2014-7817
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-7817 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-11-24 15:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The wordexp function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.21 does not enforce the WRDE_NOCMD flag, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by input containing "$((`...`))". |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Glibc | 2.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE-SU-2015:0351-1: moderate: Security update for glibc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CPU Oct 2018 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Security Advisory SA62146 - Oracle Linux update for glibc - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0092 - glibc security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | linux.oracle.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2432-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | linux.oracle.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Bug 17625 – wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD (CVE-2014-7817) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | |
| oss-sec: CVE-2014-7817 glibc: command execution in wordexp() with WRDE_NOCMD specified | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| GNU glibc CVE-2014-7817 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3142-1 eglibc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Vendor Advisory |
| GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-02) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Carlos O'Donell - [COMMITTED] CVE-2014-7817: wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | Vendor Advisory |
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | |
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commitdiff | MITRE | sourceware.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2014-7817 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Bug 1157689 – CVE-2014-7817 glibc: command execution in wordexp() with WRDE_NOCMD specified | MITRE | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.