VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-6512

Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.36%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 2.36% probability · 83th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-362
Affected: file\/\ · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/ChangesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/Third Party Advisory
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/ChangesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.