Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/8345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.