CVE-1999-1383

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 1996

Summary

(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.

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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