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bash: parser can allow out-of-bounds memory access while handling redir_stack

Published Sep 28, 2014

Description

The redirection implementation in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of here documents, aka the "redir_stack" issue.

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Red Hat statement

A patch for this issue was applied to the bash packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux via RHSA-2014:1306, RHSA-2014:1311, and RHSA-2014:1312. The errata do not mention the CVE in the description, as the CVE was only assigned after those updates were released.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 28, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 25, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Sep 25, 2014