CVE catalog

CVE-2014-7187

bash: CVE-2014-7187

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 26, 2014, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 60.28% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	bash	sid	`5.3-4`	fixed
Debian	bash	forky	`5.3-4`	fixed
Debian	bash	trixie	`5.2.37-2`	fixed
Debian	bash	bookworm	`5.2.15-2`	fixed
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.2-5ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-3ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-4ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-4ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-6ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	bash	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1.4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	bash	source	sid	`4.3-9.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bash	source	forky	`4.3-9.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bash	source	trixie	`4.3-9.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bash	source	bookworm	`4.3-9.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	bash	deb	14.04	`4.3-7ubuntu1.4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7187	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3-9.2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:11:39 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]