CVE-2000-0703
SUIDPerl 5.00503 - Mail Shell Escape
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
4
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2000-08-07 First Exploit
- 2000-09-19 CVE Reserved
- 2000-10-13 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0086.html | Mailing List | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0113.html | Mailing List | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0153.html | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20141 | 2000-08-07 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20142 | 2000-08-07 | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0022.html | 2024-08-08 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1547 | 2024-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-026.0.txt | 2008-09-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Larry Wall Search vendor "Larry Wall" | Perl Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" | 5.4.5 Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" and version "5.4.5" | - |
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| Larry Wall Search vendor "Larry Wall" | Perl Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" | 5.5 Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" and version "5.5" | - |
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| Larry Wall Search vendor "Larry Wall" | Perl Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" | 5.5.3 Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" and version "5.5.3" | - |
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| Larry Wall Search vendor "Larry Wall" | Perl Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" | 5.6 Search vendor "Larry Wall" for product "Perl" and version "5.6" | - |
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