GNU Bash Local Environment Variable Handling Command Injection via Telnet (CVE-2014-7169) (Shellshock)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 77857
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VPR Score: 8.4
Synopsis
A system shell on the remote host is vulnerable to command injection.Description
The remote host is running a version of Bash that is vulnerable to command injection via environment variable manipulation. Depending on the configuration of the system, an attacker could remotely execute arbitrary code.Solution
Update Bash.See Also
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 77857
File Name: bash_remote_code_execution_telnet.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: remote
Family: Gain a shell remotely
Published: 9/25/2014
Updated: 6/12/2020
Dependencies: find_service1.nasl, telnet.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: Critical
VPR Score: 8.4
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:gnu:bash
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2014
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Code Injection (Shellshock))
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-7169
BID: 70137