CVE-1999-0138 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges because suidperl fails to drop root access when switching back to the original user ID.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0138?
CVE-1999-0138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0138?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Apple a Ux, Digital Osf 1, Freebsd Freebsd, Hp Hp-Ux, Ibm Aix, Linux kernel and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0138?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-785w-f5m3-3g56.