CVE-2014-2914 Code injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in fish shell due to unrestricted access to the configuration service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-2914?

CVE-2014-2914 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fish (aka fish-shell) 2.0.0 before 2.1.1 does not restrict access to the configuration service (aka fish_config), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by set_prompt.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fishshell Fish.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2914?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2014-2914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2914, GHSA-7wvh-j87j-478f.

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