CVE-1999-0491 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu Subscribe	Bash Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0490	The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:41:45.463Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-0491

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-04-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0491

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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