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CVE-1999-0138

UNKNOWN
7.2CVSS
Published: 1996-06-26
Updated: 2025-04-03
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Description

The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector
local
Access Cmplx
low
Auth
none
Confidentiality
complete
Integrity
complete
Availability
complete
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor
APPLE
Published
6/26/1996
Last Modified
4/3/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : a_uxdigital : osf_1freebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdhp : hp-uxhp : hp-uxhp : hp-uxibm : aixibm : aixlinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernelnec : asl_ux_4800nec : ews-ux_vnec : ews-ux_vnec : up-ux_v

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