CVE-1999-1048
Severity:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/09/1998
Last modified:
10/10/2017
Description
Buffer overflow in bash 2.0.0, 1.4.17, and other versions allows local attackers to gain privileges by creating an extremely large directory name, which is inserted into the password prompt via the \w option in the PS1 environmental variable when another user changes into that directory.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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