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CVE-2016-7543

Published: 19 January 2017

Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
bash
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (4.3-7ubuntu1.7)
upstream
Released (4.4)
xenial
Released (4.3-14ubuntu1.2)
yakkety
Released (4.3-15ubuntu1.1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.4-2ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bash/bash-4.3-patches/bash43-048

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H