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
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
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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