CVE-1999-0234 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by exploiting Bash's incorrect handling of character 255 as a command separator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0234?
CVE-1999-0234 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bash treats any character with a value of 255 as a command separator.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0234?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Caldera Openlinux, Redhat Linux, Sgi Irix, Suse Suse Linux, Yggdrasil Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0234?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-0234 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0234 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j99-76rg-2v8j.