CVE-1999-1383
(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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 1996-09-13
- Last modified
- 2024-08-01
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Affected products
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
- http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.html
