CVE-2014-6278

NameCVE-2014-6278
DescriptionGNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, and CVE-2014-6277.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
bash (PTS)bullseye5.1-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm5.2.15-2fixed
trixie5.2.32-1fixed
sid5.2.37-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
bashsourcesqueeze4.1-3+deb6u2high
bashsourcewheezy4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u3high
bashsource(unstable)4.3-9.2high

Notes

Florian Weimer's variables-affix.patch patch applied in Debian prevents
exploitation of this issue by making bash only use environment variables
with specific names (BASH_FUNC_*()) to define functions from its
environment.

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