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CVE-2000-0703

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Published: Oct 20, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Larry Wall: Perl
1 product
Perl
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Larry Wall
Version 5.4.5
Version 5.5.3
Version 5.5
Version 5.6

References (18)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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