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CVE-2016-0634
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-08-28T15:29:01.487 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:37:53.810

Summary

The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.

Affected products

gnu — bash

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References

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