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Bash Remote Code Execution (Shellshock)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 77823

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Synopsis

A system shell on the remote host is vulnerable to command injection.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Bash that is vulnerable to command injection via environment variable manipulation. Depending on the configuration of the system, an attacker could remotely execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Update Bash.

See Also

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650

http://www.nessus.org/u?dacf7829

https://www.invisiblethreat.ca/post/shellshock/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 77823

File Name: bash_remote_code_execution.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2014

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-6271

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gnu:bash

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/28/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Qmail SMTP Bash Environment Variable Injection (Shellshock))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6271

BID: 70103

IAVA: 2014-A-0142