CVE-2009-0854

Published: 11 March 2009

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
dash Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Not vulnerable
	gutsy	Not vulnerable
	hardy	Released (0.5.4-8ubuntu1.1)
	intrepid	Released (0.5.4-9ubuntu1.1)
	upstream	Released (0.5.4-12ubuntu2)

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	Ubuntu specific patch to implement -l

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0854
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-732-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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