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TI-1999-00231 Aliases CVE-1999-0234GHSA-8j99-76rg-2v8j

Bash treats any character with a value of 255 as a command separator.

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Bash treats any character with a value of 255 as a command separator.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.004 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:yggdrasil:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableYggdrasil
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:yggdrasil:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Yggdrasil
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0234
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j99-76rg-2v8j

References

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Sources

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