CVE-2000-0703
suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows local
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- published
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- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 2 on Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Public exploit on Exploit-DB
EDB-20141, EDB-20142
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported