-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =============================================================================== Security Advisory CERT-NL =============================================================================== Author/Source : Teun Nijssen Index : S-96-31 Distribution : World Page : 1 Classification: External Version: 1 Subject : Vulnerability in suidperl Date : 27-Jun-96 =============================================================================== By courtesy of CERT Coordination Center we received the following information. CERT Coordination Center advisory CA-96:12 reports a vulnerability in suidperl This vulnerability allows users of systems that use suidperl and saved set-user-ID and saved set-group-ID to gain root access. This advisory provides the advise to either upgrade to Perl 5.003 or to apply a patch. If both are not possible in your situation a wrapper is provide. CERT-NL recommends to do as CERT/CC and AUSCERT advise in CA-96:12. Additional information with regards to this vulnerability is placed in the README file associated with the advisory. You are encouraged to check on README file updates regularly. You can automate that process by using the CERT-NL notifier service. All CERT Coordination Center advisories and README's are mirrored by CERT-NL. The specific URL's for this case are: > ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/ cert_advisories/CA-96.12.suidperl_vul > ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/ cert_advisories/CA-96.12.README More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror), both present on ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/ ============================================================================== CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes. CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). All CERT-NL material is available under: http://www.surfnet.nl/surfnet/security/cert-nl.html ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security In case of computer or network security problems please contact your local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team). CERT-NL is one/two hour(s) ahead of UTC (GMT) in winter/summer, i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST). Email: cert-nl@surfnet.nl Phone: +31 302 305 305 Fax: +31 302 305 329 Snailmail: SURFnet bv Attn. CERT-NL P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA UTRECHT The Netherlands A 7 * 24 hours phone number is available to SURFnet SSC's and FIRST members on request. ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: cp850 iQCVAgUBMdJLL2L2fnkJN/jpAQHexgQAlEWcujFrMt4fU4b3vSF0wTAqAW0sfy8v xY7wnL4nHTGgJhA/XiDXaFaCFqbWR37osE4LUZXmOewGgfiw/nl4VR4LF4KvPO34 usANU22Zqecb/0iZm5H6COF/imh4hCrQ+c0/vNGtQi8Y2GQXX/QdOpoTLTWsfS42 4XcOR463UiE= =zpl+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----