CVE-2000-0703 | BDVDB-2026-1652 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000017.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1547
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-048.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_59.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.