VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2827
The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- perl/perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.