CVE-1999-1048 | BDVDB-2026-3287 Detail

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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.

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History#

1. Version 12002-03-09Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.