CVE-1999-1048
Severity Score
4.6
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1998-09-05 CVE Published
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-01 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/8345 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542 | 2024-08-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909 | 2017-10-10 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 1.3.1 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "1.3.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" | 4.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "4.2" | - |
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