UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7169 (CVE-2014-7169)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-09-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-09-08 16:43 – Source website
VLAI
Details

GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
References
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7169",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:13Z",
  "published": "2014-09-25T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7169"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://twitter.com/taviso/status/514887394294652929"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/5"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2363-1"
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    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "high",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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  ]
}



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