VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
(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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- gnu/bash · tcsh/tcsh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
- http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
- http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.