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CVE-2000-07032 exploits

suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows loca…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20142 SUIDPerl 5.00503 - Mail Shell Escape (2) · local · 2000-08-07
  • EDB-20141 SUIDPerl 5.00503 - Mail Shell Escape (1) · local · 2000-08-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • turbolinux.com /pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000017.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TURBO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1547 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-048.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_59.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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