CVE-2014-7187

HIGHCVSS v2 · 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 58.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.

Sources: epss, nvd_v2
Weaponized
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
  • Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 58%CVSS v2: 10.0Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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 v2.0 (legacy)
10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
10.0(low)
EG Risk
76(Track)
EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
58%
EPSS %ILE
99%
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.

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash—4.3-9.2—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash—4.3-9.2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash—4.3-9.2—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash—4.3-9.2—
Debian:6.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash4.1-34.1-3+deb6u2—
Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bash4.2+dfsg-0.1, 4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u1, 4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u24.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u3—

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

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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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 high 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 58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.9% of all scored CVEs.
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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