CVE-1999-1383

Current 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.

Basic Data

Published	September 13, 1996
Last Modified	October 18, 2016
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	CWE-264
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	LOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	4.6
Severity	MEDIUM
Exploitability Score	3.9
Impact Score	6.4
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	true
Obtain Other Privilege	false

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other	Version End Including
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	1.14.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnu	Bash	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	1.14.6
2.3	Application	Tcsh	Tcsh	6.05	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Bash	*, 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5
Tcsh	Tcsh	6.05

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
19960913 tee see shell problems	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2	BUGTRAQ
19960919 Vulnerability in expansion of PS1 in bash & tcsh	http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.html	BUGTRAQ	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory