CVE-1999-1383
MEDIUM—CVSS v3
4.6CVSS v2
0.13%
EPSS (exploit probability)
CWE-264CWE
Description
(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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