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CVE-1999-1383
published 1996-09-13

CVE-1999-1383: (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…

PriorityP412medium4.6CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
0.40%
32.2th percentile
(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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
gnubash<= 1.14.6
gnubash
gnubash
gnubash
gnubash
gnubash
gnubash
tcshtcsh
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