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CVE-2016-9401
popd in bash might allow local users to bypass the restricted shell and cause a use-after-free via a crafted address.
Medium6.2EPSS 0.42%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
popd in bash might allow local users to bypass the restricted shell and cause a use-after-free via a crafted address.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- RHSA-2017:0725 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161117 bash - popd controlled free (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161117 Re: bash - popd controlled free (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 94398 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190325 [SECURITY] [DLA 1726-1] bash security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .