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TI-1999-00998 Aliases CVE-1999-1048GHSA-9p4p-8m7m-jjq4

Buffer overflow in bash 2.0.0, 1.4.17, and other versions allows local attackers to gain…

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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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00534 45th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1048
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p4p-8m7m-jjq4

References

Patch 1

Other 2

Sources

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