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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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/8345 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-03-01T10:00:00
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1048
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 1998-09-05T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:01.717
Link: CVE-1999-1048
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CWE