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 users to gain privileges by setting the "interactive" environmental variable and calling suidperl with a filename that contains the escape sequence.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 63th percentile

Published

2000-10-13

Updated

2024-08-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20142
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20141

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2000-0702
• CVE-2000-0704
• CVE-2000-0699
• CVE-2000-0705
• CVE-2000-0698
• CVE-2000-0706