CVE-2016-0634

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-10-16
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remoteauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.

See more information about CVE-2016-0634 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 3.7
Vector String: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (bash)ELSA-2017-07252017-03-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (bash)ELSA-2017-19312017-08-07
Oracle VM version 3.3 (bash)OVMSA-2017-00502017-03-29
Oracle VM version 3.4 (bash)OVMSA-2017-00502017-03-29


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