CVE - CVE-1999-1048

CVE-ID
CVE-1999-1048	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BUGTRAQ:19970821 Buffer overflow in /bin/bash URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2 BUGTRAQ:19980905 BASH buffer overflow, LiNUX x86 exploit URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542 DEBIAN:19980909 problem with very long pathnames URL:http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909 OSVDB:8345 URL:http://www.osvdb.org/8345 XF:linux-bash-bo(3414) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414
Date Record Created
20020309	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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