Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4217 (CCN-23561)

Assigned:2005-12-13
Published:2005-12-13
Updated:2017-07-20
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4217

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2006-03-01

Source: CCN
Type: SA17922
Mac OS X Perl "$<" Privilege Dropping Security Issue

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
17922

Source: CCN
Type: SA19064
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
19064

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Mac OS X Web site
Apple - Support - Downloads - Security Update 2006-001 Mac OS X 10.4.5 (PPC)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
21800

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 21800
Perl on Mac OS X $< Compile Time Privilege Escalation Issue

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
15833

Source: CCN
Type: BID-15833
Apple Mac OS X Perl Insecure Privilege Dropping Weakness

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
16907

Source: CCN
Type: BID-16907
Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA06-062A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2005-2869

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2006-0791

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-perl-bypass-security(23561)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-perl-bypass-security(23561)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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