CVE-2014-7187
Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function 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 deeply…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function 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 deeply nested for loops, aka the "word_lineno" issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 60.28% 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 64.6% on 20 September 2026 to 60.3% on 4 November 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00025.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=142118135300698&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142289270617409&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142358026505815&w=2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.