Why was Shellshock a threat to platforms like DHCP servers and home WiFi routers in addition to web servers?

The correct answer is B. Vulnerability existed within the command line interpreter. Shellshock, also known as Bash Bug, was a vulnerability in the Bourne-Again Shell that enabled attackers to execute *nix command line shell commands of their choosing remotely. Bash is widely run on a variety of devices ranging from PCs and servers to network and Internet-of…

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AAttack was written in Javascript
BVulnerability existed within the command line interpreter
CVulnerability existed within web-based admin interfaces
DAttack targeted network routing functionality

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Shellshock, also known as Bash Bug, was a vulnerability in the Bourne-Again Shell that enabled attackers to execute *nix command line shell commands of their choosing remotely. Bash is widely run on a variety of devices ranging from PCs and servers to network and Internet-of- Attacks used Bash commands written using Bash syntax, not Javascript. Any Bash functionality could be targeted, not just networking, and would run with the privileges granted to the

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