CVE-2009-0912

critical

Description

perl-MDK-Common 1.1.11 and 1.1.24, 1.2.9 through 1.2.14, and possibly other versions, in Mandriva Linux does not properly handle strings when writing them to configuration files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via "special characters" in unspecified vectors.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49220

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0688

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34089

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:072

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-16

Updated: 2017-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical