// For flags

CVE-2000-0703

SUIDPerl 5.00503 - Mail Shell Escape

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*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
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* 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
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.4.5
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.5
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.5.3
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.6
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Affected