CVE-1999-1383

Summary

CVE-1999-1383 is a vulnerability affecting versions of bash before 1.14.7 and tcsh 6.05. Maliciously crafted directory names containing shell metacharacters (` back-tick) can cause these shells to execute commands enclosed in the directory name when expanding filenames using the `\w` option in the PS1 variable. This issue allows local users to gain elevated privileges.

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