CVE-1999-1383

bash <1.14.7, tcsh 6.05 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

Scores

EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 18.8%

Classification

CWE
CWE-264
Status draft

Affected Products (8)

gnu/bash < 1.14.6
gnu/bash
gnu/bash
gnu/bash
gnu/bash
gnu/bash
gnu/bash
tcsh/tcsh

Timeline

Published Sep 13, 1996
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026