CVE-1999-1383

Published: 1996-09-13

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.

Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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gnu - bash

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tcsh - tcsh

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References

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