Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1048
CVE-1999-1048
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.
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References
5- www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.osvdb.org/8345nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414nvd
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