CVE-2005-4217

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 - Privilege Escalation via Perl UID Variable

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21800
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19064
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17922
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382

Scores

EPSS 0.0274
EPSS Percentile 84.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.3.9
Published Dec 14, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026