CVE-1999-0491
MediumPublished
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.
- Published
- Jun 2, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Apr 20, 1999
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P0.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 56.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Shadow · linux · Apr 20, 1999
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