CVE-1999-1383

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
13/09/1996
Last modified:
18/10/2016

Description

(1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the shell expands filenames using the \w option in the PS1 variable.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.14.6 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tcsh:tcsh:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*