CVE-2014-7186
The redirection implementation in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of here…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The redirection implementation in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of here documents, aka the "redir_stack" issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 64.34% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 September 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/bash
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 66.0% on 20 September 2026 to 64.3% on 4 November 2026, peaking at 69.8% on 28 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55667175/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000126
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00048.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141330468527613&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141345648114150&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383026420882&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383081521087&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383138121313&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383196021590&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383244821813&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141383304022067&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141450491804793&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576728022234&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141577137423233&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141577241923505&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141577297623641&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141585637922673&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141694386919794&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879528318582&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142113462216480&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142118135300698&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142289270617409&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142358026505815&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142358078406056&w=2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.