CVE-2005-0155 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 67)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to create arbitrary files via the PERLIO_DEBUG variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.2% — more likely to be exploited than 67% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| larry wall | perl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Setuid perl - 'PerlIO_Debug()' Root Owned File Creation Privilege Escalation | 2005-02-07 |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737149402683&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110779723332339&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21646
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-163.htm
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0131a%5D.txt
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-13.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12426
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19207
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10404
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737149402683&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110779723332339&w=2
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