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CVE-2019-9891 Details

Description

The function getopt_simple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (ISBN 978-1435752184) allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example, via sudo.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2019-007 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2019-007 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tldp advanced bash-scripting guide
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tldp:advanced_bash-scripting_guide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-9891
NVD Published Date:
May 31, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-9891 Details - Not Deferred