CVE-1999-0138

N/A Unknown
Published: June 26, 1996 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux freebsd hp apple digital nec ibm