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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SuSE Linux 5.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the file suidmount of the component Perl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g. a CD-ROM or floppy disk.
The weakness was released 03/17/1999 by Brian McCauley (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0462. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 14569.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploiting
Class: Local Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/17/1999 🔍03/17/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 🔍
05/20/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: suse.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Brian McCauley (FIRST)
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0462 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 339 - Perl suidmount Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/20/2014 23:03Updated: 05/20/2018 11:18
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:03 (48), 05/20/2018 11:18 (7)
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