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Shellshock

security bug in the Unix Bash shell
Event vulnerability Q18123513
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Shellshock

Summary

Shellshock is a vulnerability[1]. Shellshock draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (vulnerability category, ranking #4 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shellshock's image is recorded as Shellshock bash.svg[3].
  • Shellshock's instance of is recorded as vulnerability[4].
  • Shellshock's instance of is recorded as named vulnerability[5].
  • GNU Bash is named after Shellshock[6].
  • Unix shell is named after Shellshock[7].
  • shell shock is named after Shellshock[8].
  • Shellshock's logo image is recorded as Shellshock logo lock.svg[9].
  • Shellshock's Commons category is recorded as Shellshock (software bug)[10].
  • Shellshock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2014-09-12T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Shellshock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0120wnsw[12].
  • Shellshock's Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID is recorded as CVE-2014-6271[13].
  • Shellshock's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779287443[14].

Why It Matters

Shellshock draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (vulnerability category, ranking #4 of 27).[2] Shellshock has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Shellshock is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shellshock. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shellshock-q18123513
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shellshock-q18123513_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shellshock}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shellshock-q18123513}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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