First published: Thu Mar 25 2004(Updated: )
Multiple vulnerabilities in suidperl 5.6.1 and earlier allow a local user to obtain sensitive information about files for which the user does not have appropriate permissions.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Perl | ||
Debian Linux | =3.0 |
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CVE-2003-0618 is considered to have high severity due to its potential to allow local users unauthorized access to sensitive information.
To fix CVE-2003-0618, it is recommended to upgrade to a version of suidperl later than 5.6.1 that addresses the vulnerabilities.
CVE-2003-0618 affects suidperl versions 5.6.1 and earlier, as well as specific versions of Debian Linux.
Local users on systems running affected versions of suidperl or Debian Linux are impacted by CVE-2003-0618.
The risks associated with CVE-2003-0618 include exposure of sensitive file information to unauthorized local users.