CVE-2016-0634

Impact

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

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92999
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377613
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-39
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3