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CVE-2016-9401

Date: January 23, 2017

popd in bash might allow local users to bypass the restricted shell and cause a use-after-free via a crafted address.

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (12)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/9

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94398

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-02

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9401

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9401

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9401

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9401

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00028.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/5

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9401

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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