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CVE-1999-1383

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
13/09/1996
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.14.6 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tcsh:tcsh:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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