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TI-2012-02940 Aliases CVE-2012-3410GHSA-8g5r-93v7-fh2w

Stack-based buffer overflow in lib/sh/eaccess.c in GNU Bash before 4.2 patch 33 might…

Priority LOW 21CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in lib/sh/eaccess.c in GNU Bash before 4.2 patch 33 might allow local users to bypass intended restricted shell access via a long filename in /dev/fd, which is not properly handled when expanding the /dev/fd prefix.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00413 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3410
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g5r-93v7-fh2w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05164 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-05988 The redirection implementation in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2014-05163 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2014-05989 Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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