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CVE-1999-1048
Published: Mar 9, 2002
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
8345
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
linux-bash-bo(3414)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
19970821 Buffer overflow in /bin/bash
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
19980909 problem with very long pathnames
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
19980905 BASH buffer overflow, LiNUX x86 exploit
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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