CVE-1999-1048

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
1998-09-05
Last modified
2024-08-01

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