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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 : bash (ELSA-2014-1293)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 77848

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1293 advisory.

 [4.1.2-15.1]
 - Check for fishy environment Resolves: #1141645

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected bash and / or bash-doc packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1293.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 77848

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1293.nasl

Version: 1.36

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/25/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:/o:oracle:linux:5, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bash-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bash, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

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

RHSA: 2014:1293