CVE-1999-1048
N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxLinux
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Buffer overflow in bash 2.0.0, 1.4.17, and other versions allows local attackers to gain privileges by creating an extremely large directory name, which is inserted into the password prompt via the \w option in the PS1 environmental variable when another user changes into that directory.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card