Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4217
CVE-2005-4217
Description
Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 10.3.9
Patches
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/17922nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19064nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2869nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/21800nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15833nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23561nvd
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