VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0452
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink…
LOW 2.6EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- larry wall/perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.