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CVE-2014-7169 — Actively Exploited: Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) (GNU)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2014-7169
VendorGNU
ProductBourne-Again Shell (Bash)
Vulnerability nameGNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added2022-01-28
Remediation due2022-07-28
Known ransomware useUnknown
Required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.
DescriptionGNU 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.
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