CVE-1999-0491

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-04-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00298