medium4.6
CVE-1999-1048
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 ins…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 1.3.1 |
| Redhat | Linux | Version 4.2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909
- http://www.osvdb.org/8345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909
- http://www.osvdb.org/8345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414