CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0703

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

suidperl (also known as sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update suidperl to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and to restrict access to this tool for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS