CVE-2014-7817
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-24 15:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0f550aa16f0071159127a361eaade14a9e5c9bf7aed45520d52618cddd120967
05 Affected products
06 References
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20141120 CVE-2014-7817 glibc: command execution in wordexp() with WRDE_NOCMD specifiedhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/730
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0016.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2432-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1
- sourceware.org[libc-alpha] 20141119 [COMMITTED] CVE-2014-7817: wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD.https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-11/msg00519.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:2023http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2023.html
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a39208bd7fb76c1b01c127b4c61f9bfd915bfe7c
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0351http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201602-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
- www.securityfocus.com71216http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71216
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- secunia.com62100http://secunia.com/advisories/62100
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgnu-glibc-cve20147817-command-exec(98852)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98852
- secunia.com62146http://secunia.com/advisories/62146
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17625
- linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3142http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- glibc Fixed in 2.19-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- glibc Fixed in 2.19-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- glibc Fixed in 2.19-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- eglibc Fixed in 2.19-0ubuntu6.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.