CVE-2005-4217

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.40% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21800 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17922 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4217?
CVE-2005-4217 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4217?
To fix CVE-2005-4217, 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-2005-4217 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4217 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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