CVE-2005-4217

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.74%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2005-4217

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

2.74%

Original NVD 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.