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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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/1547Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000017.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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/1547Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000017.html
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 20, 2000
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified