CVE catalog

CVE-2009-0854

dash: CVE-2009-0854

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.45% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiandashsid0.5.12-12not affected
Debiandashforky0.5.12-12not affected
Debiandashtrixie0.5.12-12not affected
Debiandashbookworm0.5.12-2not affected

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
DebiandashsourcesidNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiandashsourceforkyNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiandashsourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiandashsourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [ash]Not affected

    Source package: [dash]

    Details (2)
    • 0.5.12-2 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · dash · debian · bookworm

    • 0.5.12-2 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · dash · debian · bookworm

  • [dash]Not affected
    Details (2)
    • 0.5.12-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · dash · debian · bookworm

    • 0.5.12-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · dash · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References