CVE-2009-0854

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-78 OS Command Injections

Publication date:

11/03/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in dash 0.5.4, when used as a login shell, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:dash:dash:0.5.4:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://secunia.com/advisories/34205
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34092
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216
http://secunia.com/advisories/34205
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34092
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216