CVE-1999-1048
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 9, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 8345vdb-entry
- linux-bash-bo(3414)vdb-entry
- 19970821 Buffer overflow in /bin/bashmailing-list
- 19980909 problem with very long pathnamesvendor-advisory
- 19980905 BASH buffer overflow, LiNUX x86 exploitmailing-list
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