(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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.259Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1383

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Status : Deferred
Published: 1996-09-13T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1383

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