Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 1996· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-0138
CVE-1999-0138
Description
The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.
Affected products
16- cpe:2.3:o:apple:a_ux:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:nec:asl_ux_4800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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