High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0634
CVE-2016-0634
Description
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.
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Affected products
20- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/bash&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 4.3-83.10.1+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2-82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2-147.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2-82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2-147.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2-82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2-147.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2-82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2-82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-83.10.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92999nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-39nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931nvd
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