CVE-2014-7169 — GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2014-7169: GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | GNU |
| Product | Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) |
| Date added | 2022-01-28 |
| Due date | 2022-07-28 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code. This CVE correctly remediates the vulnerability in CVE-2014-6271.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7169
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7169
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog