CVE-2012-3410

bash: Stack-based buffer overflow (crash) when expanding /dev/fd file names

Published Aug 27, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3380 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 27, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 10, 2012, 12:00 AM