UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0634

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0634
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0634.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0634
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Published
2016-09-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:18:36.498108Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / bash

Package

Name
bash
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bash@4.3-7ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3-7ubuntu1.7

Affected versions

4.*

4.2-5ubuntu3
4.3-1ubuntu2
4.3-2ubuntu1
4.3-3ubuntu1
4.3-4ubuntu1
4.3-4ubuntu2
4.3-6ubuntu1
4.3-7ubuntu1
4.3-7ubuntu1.1
4.3-7ubuntu1.2
4.3-7ubuntu1.3
4.3-7ubuntu1.4
4.3-7ubuntu1.5
4.3-7ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bash",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-builtins",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-doc",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-static",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3-7ubuntu1.7"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / bash

Package

Name
bash
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bash@4.3-14ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3-14ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

4.*

4.3-14ubuntu1
4.3-14ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bash",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-builtins",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-doc",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-static",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bash-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3-14ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}