VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2000-0703
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.07%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-10-20
Last modified2026-06-16
Description
suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the "interactive" environmental variable and calling suidperl with a filename that contains the escape sequence.