CVE-1999-1048 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via buffer overflow in bash when a victim changes into a directory with an extremely large name.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1048?
CVE-1999-1048 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1048?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1048?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-1048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p4p-8m7m-jjq4.