Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0462 (CCN-3544)

Assigned:1998-04-08
Published:1998-04-08
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g. a CD-ROM or floppy disk.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory SA-1997.26
Vulnerability in the perl-5.003 package

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin H-66a
Vulnerability in suidperl (sperl)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0462

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5964
Perl suidperl FileSystem Mount Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
339

Source: CCN
Type: BID-339
Perl suidmount Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
perl-suidperl-bo(3544)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:larry_wall:perl:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:caldera:network_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 5.3
    larry_wall perl 5
    caldera network desktop 1.0