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ID:1780 - Exploit for Command injection in Bash - CVE-2014-6278
ID:1780 - Exploit for Command injection in Bash - CVE-2014-6278
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5322
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6278
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Bash
Bash
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an incomplete fix related to the parsing of user scripts. By using attack vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user. The vulnerability was introduced by incorrect patching of vulnerabilities #1 (CVE-2014-6271), #2 (CVE-2014-7169) and #3 (CVE-2014-6277)
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Update GNU Bash to version 4.3 bash43-027.