VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5932
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- gnu/bash
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.