CVE-1999-0462

Summary

CVE-1999-0462 is a vulnerability affecting the suidperl utility in Linux Perl. This issue arises from the failure of suidperl to check the nosuid mount option on file systems. As a consequence, local users can exploit this vulnerability by placing a setuid script on a mountable file system, such as a CD-ROM or floppy disk, thereby gaining root access. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that use Linux Perl with mounted file systems and have not properly secured the nosuid mount option.

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