fkie_cve-1999-1383
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
1996-09-13 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
(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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu bash *
gnu bash 1.14.0
gnu bash 1.14.1
gnu bash 1.14.2
gnu bash 1.14.3
gnu bash 1.14.4
gnu bash 1.14.5
tcsh tcsh 6.05


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