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CVE-2014-7817

The wordexp function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.21 does not enforce the WRDE_NOCMD flag, which allows context-depend

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 "$((...))".

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00158
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4
debian linuxall versions
gnu glibcall versions
opensuseall versions

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4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 Nov 2014 · 03:59 PM

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10154-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0526-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:0016Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:2023Moderate
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