CVE-2017-5932

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    CVE-2017-5932

    Published: 27 Mar 2017Last Modified: 24 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136, http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- a0c0a00fc419b7bc08202a79134fcd5bc0427071
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.4

    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