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Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-1383 | BDVDB-2026-2808 Detail

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#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

  1. Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
  2. Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.