CVE-2016-7543

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7543
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-19 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:34:00 UTC
DescriptionBash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Gnu Bash All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: bash-4.3.42-5.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
GNU Bash CVE-2016-7543 Local Command Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: bash-4.3.43-4.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Bash: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-02) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: bash-4.3.42-7.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: bash-4.3.42-7.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
HPE NonStop Server Bash Shell Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
oss-security - CVE-2016-7543 -- bash SHELLOPTS+PS4 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bash-4.4 Release available MLIST lists.gnu.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: bash-4.3.42-5.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: bash-4.3.43-4.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710387 Gentoo Linux Bash Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-02)
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