CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4217

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 improperly drops privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, allowing attackers to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves local privilege escalation, potentially leading to unauthorized access to system resources and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apple Mac OS X Server to a newer version with the fix or apply the appropriate security patches from the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

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