VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gnu/bash
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.