CVE-2000-0703
N/A
Published: October 13, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPerl
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_59.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-048.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1547
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_59.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-048.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1547Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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