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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/21800 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17922 ↗
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 ↗