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CVE-2014-7169 - GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Project:GNU

Product:Bourne-Again Shell (Bash)

Date Added:2022-01-28Due Date:2022-07-28

Vulnerability Name

GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7169