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It is important to note that this report "estimates" that attacks "could be as high as one billion."
The Shellshock vulnerability is dangerous because it can be exploited to remotely execute code on affected machines, which could lead to malware injections, data theft and server hijacking. Because the shell is widely used, millions of users are at risk. In the four days since the vulnerability was disclosed, Incapsula's Web application firewall deflected more than 217,000 exploit attempts on over 4,100 domains.