CVE-2000-0703

Public Exploit

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000017.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1547	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-048.html	vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_59.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0703?: CVE-2000-0703 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0703?: To fix CVE-2000-0703, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0703 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0703 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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