PT-2009-3446 · Gnu · Dash

Wolfgang M. Reimer · Published 2009-03-11 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-0854

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dash version 0.5.4

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory when dash is used as a login shell.

Recommendations For dash version 0.5.4, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, or as a temporary workaround, restrict the use of dash as a login shell to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0854

Affected Products

Dash

References · 5

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0854 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34205 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34092 · Note