CVE-2014-7187
EPSS 89.9%
Description
Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via deeply nested for loops, aka the "word_lineno" issue.
How to fix CVE-2014-7187
To remediate CVE-2014-7187, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bash—upgrade to 4.3-9.2 or later
Is CVE-2014-7187 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 89.9%, placing CVE-2014-7187 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.3-9.2