gsd-2014-7817
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
The wordexp function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.21 does not enforce the WRDE_NOCMD flag, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by input containing "$((`...`))".
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Aliases
CVE-2014-7817


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T00:42Z",
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}


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