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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 1996· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1383

CVE-1999-1383

Description

(1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the shell expands filenames using the \w option in the PS1 variable.

Affected products

8
  • GNU/Bash7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.14.6
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Tcsh/Tcsh
    cpe:2.3:a:tcsh:tcsh:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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