CVE-2016-0634

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

6.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 92.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Published

2017-08-28 15:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-04 17:00Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-12-09

Assigning CNA

oracle

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

070cc1209388a98b7634448f752f996073a370b3a66ca24276de785cd7c6136d

• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160927 Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/27/9mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160916 CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0725http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160929 Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/27mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160920 Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com92999http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92999vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:1931https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161007 Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/6mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160918 Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160919 Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161010 Re: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160916 Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-39https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-39vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377613x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161010 RE: Re: CVE-2016-0634 -- bash prompt expanding $HOSTNAMEhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST