GNU Bash Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Publish date: June 16, 2016
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: 2014-6277,2014-6278,CVE-2014-7169,2014-6271
Advisory Date: JUN 16, 2016
DESCRIPTION
GNU Bash is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability when it incorrectly processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted request.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1006256
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1006256 - GNU Bash Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- gnu bash 1.14.0
- gnu bash 1.14.1
- gnu bash 1.14.2
- gnu bash 1.14.3
- gnu bash 1.14.4
- gnu bash 1.14.5
- gnu bash 1.14.6
- gnu bash 1.14.7
- gnu bash 2.0
- gnu bash 2.01
- gnu bash 2.01.1
- gnu bash 2.02
- gnu bash 2.02.1
- gnu bash 2.03
- gnu bash 2.04
- gnu bash 2.05
- gnu bash 3.0
- gnu bash 3.0.16
- gnu bash 3.1
- gnu bash 3.2
- gnu bash 3.2.48
- gnu bash 4.0
- gnu bash 4.1
- gnu bash 4.2
- gnu bash 4.3
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