CVE-2012-6711
Published: June 18, 2019Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in GNU Bash before 4.3 when wide characters, not supported by the current locale set in the LC_CTYPE environment variable, are printed through the echo built-in function. A local attacker, who can provide data to print through the "echo -e" built-in function, may use this flaw to crash a script or execute code with the privileges of the bash process. This occurs because ansicstr() in lib/sh/strtrans.c mishandles u32cconv().
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | bash | Not affected (5.2.15-r0) |
| Stream | bash | Not affected (5.2.15-r7) |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?h=devel&id=863d31ae775d56b785dc5b0105b6d251515d81d5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108824
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1721071
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05122252
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05122252?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4180-1/