CVE-1999-1383 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-1999-1383

(1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local...

Vulnerability 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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

bash, tcsh
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5, 6.05

Timeline

Official Publish: September 12th, 2001
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.