CVE-2014-7187

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 58%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via deeply nested for loops, aka the "word_lineno" issue.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EG Risk
0
EG Risk 0/100

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EPSS
99.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 28, 2014

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (246)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-7187(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntubash (4.2-2ubuntu2.5) @ precise2026-05-28ubuntu
redhatbash-0:3.2-32.el5_9.3.sjis.12014-11-17redhat
redhatrhev-hypervisor6-0:6.5-20140930.1.el6ev2014-10-02redhat
redhatbash-0:4.1.2-15.el6_4.22014-09-26redhat
redhatbash-0:4.2.45-5.el7_0.42014-09-26redhat
redhatbash-0:4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.sjis.22014-09-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(5)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-34860
    First seen Oct 2, 2014

    GNU bash 4.3.11 - Environment Variable dhclient

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-36933✓ verified
    First seen Sep 29, 2014

    dhclient 4.1 - Bash Environment Variable Command Injection (Shellshock)

    Open source ↗

Past incidents using this CVE

(1)

This CVE was central to one or more publicly-documented breaches. Each card links to authoritative reporting at the time of the incident.

  • Shellshock (bash)Sep 2014

    GNU bash environment-variable parsing flaw allowed remote command execution via CGI scripts, SSH, DHCP and Git. Affected millions of Unix systems.

    Source: The Register

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2014-7187?
CVE-2014-7187 is a none vulnerability published on September 28, 2014. Off-by-one error in the readtokenword function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via deeply nested for loops, aka the "word_lineno" issue.
When was CVE-2014-7187 disclosed?
CVE-2014-7187 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 28, 2014, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-7187 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-7187 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2014-7187?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-7187, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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