CVE-2016-0634
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0634
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-0634.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-0634
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-08-28T15:29:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- 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