MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 2, 2000
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.04
- 1.14.0
- 1.14.1
- 1.14.2
- 1.14.3
- 1.14.4
- 1.14.5
- 1.14.6
- 1.14.7
- 2.0
- 2.01
- 2.01.1
- 2.02
- 2.02.1
- 2.03
- 2.05
- 2.05
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.86% 0.00865
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00865
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00865) | 57.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00865) | 53.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 46.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 2, 2000
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0491
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a