ALPINE-CVE-2016-0634

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    ALPINE-CVE-2016-0634

    Published: 28 Aug 2017Last Modified: 9 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-0634

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-0634

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bash

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/bash?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.12-r1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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