VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4217
Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17922Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/21800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17922Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/21800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.