CVE-2005-4217 — Apple MAC OS X Server vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS X ServerDebian Perl
Timeline
PublishedDec 14
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶debiandebian/perl

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-f4v5-c35c-fm7m: Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10↗2022-05-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2005-4217: perl - Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when usin...↗2005
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