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Patch Bash NOW: 'Shellshock' bug blasts OS X, Linux systems wide open

diodesign (Written by Reg staff) Silver badge

Re: Be careful how you test

"The example exploit code does not necessarily work."

Fair point - it was testing whatever shell was your /bin/sh. I've tweaked the code to test /bin/sh and Bash explicitly. Bear in mind, on OS X, /bin/sh is Bash and not a symlink and is thus vulnerable.

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