CVE-2000-0703

suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the "interactive" environmental variable and calling suidperl with a filename that contains the escape sequence.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2000-10-19 21:00

Updated : 2008-09-10 12:05


NVD link : CVE-2000-0703

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0703


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Products Affected

larry_wall

  • perl