CVE-1999-0491

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

CVSS v2.0

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile

Published

2000-06-02

Updated

2024-08-01

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19095

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-1999-0487
• CVE-1999-0492
• CVE-1999-0477
• CVE-1999-0493
• CVE-1999-0470
• CVE-1999-0497