Improper Input Validation Affecting bash package, versions [,4.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BASH-2368327
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Jan 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-7543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bash to version 4.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.

References

CVSS Scores

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