Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17922Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/21800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17922Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/21800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified