7.2 - CVE-1999-0462

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-1999-0462	First vendor Publication	1999-03-17
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2008-09-09

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	7.2	Attack Range	Local
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	3.9	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0462

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Os	Suse Suse Linux cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:::::::*	1

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
5964	Perl suidperl FileSystem Mount Arbitrary Code Execution suidperl contains a flaw that may allow a local malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a user mounts media with files with a UID other than their own. The user can then run arbitrary scripts as that user (possibly root). Depending on the chosen script, this flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity and/or availability.

Description

5964

Perl suidperl FileSystem Mount Arbitrary Code Execution

suidperl contains a flaw that may allow a local malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a user mounts media with files with a UID other than their own. The user can then run arbitrary scripts as that user (possibly root). Depending on the chosen script, this flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity and/or availability.