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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 me

(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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00132
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules4 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
gnu bash<= 1.14.6
gnu bashall versions
tcshall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.dataguard.no · 0503.htmlwww.dataguard.no
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Sigma Hunt Rules

4
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumInteractive Bash Suspicious Children
productmediumIndirect Command Execution From Script File Via Bash.EXE
productmediumIndirect Inline Command Execution Via Bash.EXE
productlowBash Interactive Shell
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD13 Sep 1996 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2
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