CVE-2016-0634
Published on: 08/28/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:13 PM UTC
Certain versions of Bash from Gnu contain the following vulnerability:
The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.
- CVE-2016-0634 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | HIGH | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 6 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | MEDIUM | SINGLE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | PARTIAL | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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oss-security - RE: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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GNU Bash CVE-2016-0634 Local Code Execution Vulnerability | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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Bash: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201612-39) — Gentoo security | Third Party Advisory security.gentoo.org text/html |
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Bug 1377613 – CVE-2016-0634 bash: Arbitrary code execution via malicious hostname | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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oss-security - Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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oss-security - CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAME | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Application | Gnu | Bash | 4.3 | All | All | All |
Application | Gnu | Bash | 4.3 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE