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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 all…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.6AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/55314 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2004/dsa-620 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • fedoranews.org /updates/FEDORA--.shtml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/12991 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-44-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12072 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18517 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/18650 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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