Security Advisory

CVE-1999-0462

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2000-02-04 05:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-01 16:41:44
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g. a CD-ROM or floppy disk.