CVE-1999-0138

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

BSD/OS 2.1/3.0,Larry Wall Perl 5.0 03,RedHat 4.0/4.1,SGI Freeware 1.0/2.0 suidperl Overflow(2)

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/708/info Several buffer overflows were found in the Perl helper application 'suidperl' or 'sperl'. When this program is installed setuid root the overflows may lead to a local root compromise...

perl security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2006:0605 Updated Perl packages that fix security a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Perl is a high-level programming...

CVE-1999-0138

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

CVE-1999-0138

CVE-1999-0138 affects the suidperl and sperl programs, which do not relinquish root privileges when reverting UIDs to the original user. This can grant root access with impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as described (local, low complexity, no auth required). The vulnerability...

PT-1996-1028 · Perl · Suidperl +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sperl affected versions not specified suidperl affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns the suidperl and sperl programs, which fail to relinquish root privileges when switching UIDs back to the original users. This allo...