CVE-1999-0138 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 1999-09-29

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:a_ux:3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:nec:asl_ux_4800::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:nec:ews-ux_v:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:nec:ews-ux_v:4.2mp:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:nec:up-ux_v:4.2mp:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0138	The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0138

History

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Subscriptions

Apple A Ux

Digital Osf 1

Freebsd Freebsd

Hp Hp-ux

Ibm Aix

Linux Linux Kernel

Nec Asl Ux 4800 Ews-ux V Up-ux V

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.547Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0138

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1996-06-26T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0138

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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