Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0703 (CCN-5047)

Assigned:2000-08-07
Published:2000-08-07
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary: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 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
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2000-026.0
sperl vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20000805 sperl 5.00503 (and newer ;) exploit

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 05 2000 - 11:39:22 CDT
sperl 5.00503 (and newer ;) exploit

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000808 MDKSA-2000:031 perl update

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000810 Conectiva Linux security announcemente - PERL

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2000:255
perl: Local root exploit

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000814 Trustix Security Advisory - perl and mailx

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 14 2000 - 07:56:43 CDT
Trustix Security Advisory - perl and mailx

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0703

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2000:048-06
Updated mailx and perl packages are now available

Source: CALDERA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
CSSA-2000-026.0

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 20000810
New version of mailx released

Source: CCN
Type: TurboLinux Security Announcement TLSA2000018-1
perl-5.00503 and earlier

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
20000810 Security Hole in perl, all versions

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1494
Perl suidperl mail Error Report Shell Escape Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2000:048

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1547

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1547
SuidPerl Mail Shell Escape Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #59
perl, all versions

Source: TURBO
Type: UNKNOWN
TLSA2000018-1

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:031
perl

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
perl-shell-escape(5047)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:larry_wall:perl:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:larry_wall:perl:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:larry_wall:perl:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:larry_wall:perl:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    larry_wall perl 5.4.5
    larry_wall perl 5.5
    larry_wall perl 5.5.3
    larry_wall perl 5.6
    turbolinux turbolinux *
    redhat linux *
    debian debian linux 2.1