CVE-1999-0491

GNU Ba — CWE-94

EPSS 0.00298
  • Published: 1999-04-20T04:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: GNU
  • Products: Ba
  • CWE: CWE-94

CVE-1999-0491 — 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. [Weakness: CWE-94]

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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.

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: This vulnerability affects Ba by GNU (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: Systems could be compromised, leading to confidentiality, integrity, or availability loss.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: CWE-94
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