VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.