FKIE_CVE-2016-0634
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-08-28 15:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:37
Severity
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.
References
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