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CVE-2019-14868 Detail

Description

In ksh version 20120801, a flaw was found in the way it evaluates certain environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or bypass environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Services and applications that allow remote unauthenticated attackers to provide one of those environment variables could allow them to exploit this issue remotely.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/53 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/53 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14868 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14868 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/att/ast/commit/c7de8b641266bac7c77942239ac659edfee9ecd2 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/att/ast/commit/c7de8b641266bac7c77942239ac659edfee9ecd2 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00015.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00015.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-14868
NVD Published Date:
04/02/2020
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.