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    CVE-1999-0138

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

    Published:Jun 26, 1996
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 29, 1999
    EPSS Score:0.00073
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    A Ux
    Vendor
    Digital
    Product
    Osf 1
    Vendor
    Freebsd
    Product
    Freebsd
    Vendor
    Hp
    Product
    Hp-ux
    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Nec
    Product
    Asl Ux 4800
    Vendor
    Nec
    Product
    Ews-ux V
    Vendor
    Nec
    Product
    Up-ux V

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High