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CVE-2017-5932

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00213