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    CVE-1999-1383

    (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.

    Published:Sep 13, 1996
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.00061
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Bash
    Vendor
    Tcsh
    Product
    Tcsh

    Exploits

    http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.htmlhttp://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High