Is CVE-2014-7186 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7186 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7186?

CVE-2014-7186 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2014-7186?

Patch guidance is available from gnu security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-7186.

Which products are affected by CVE-2014-7186?

28 products: gnu bash, gnu bash, gnu bash, gnu bash, gnu bash, and 23 more.

CVE-2014-7186 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GNU
Published: 9/28/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD