CVE-1999-0491

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

1999-04-20

Last modified

2024-08-01

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected products

• Bash (Gnu)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operato…