DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7817

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
Upstream
CVE-2014-7817
Downstream
DLA-97-1DSA-3142-1
Published: 24 Nov 2014, 15:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Nov 2014, 15:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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 "$((`...`))".

Affected Systems

  • debian•glibc

    < 2.19-14 | < 2.19-14 | < 2.19-14 | < 2.19-14

References (1)