{"cve":"CVE-1999-1048","nvd":{"published":"1998-09-05T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:49:35.817","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719555&w=2","http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19980909","http://www.osvdb.org/8345","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10542","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3414"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","redhat:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1048","score":0.00534,"percentile":0.45129,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}