GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution, aka ShellShock.
View the template here CVE-2014-6271.yaml
Lab | Machine | Link |
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Hack The Box | Shocker | Go to Practice |
References:
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-268A