(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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1364 (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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.259Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1383

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1996-09-13T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1383

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