CVE-1999-0491
N/A
Published: June 2, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBash
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatch
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.orgQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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