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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 t

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.00052
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1
larry wall perlall versions

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPotential Perl Reverse Shell Execution
productmediumPerl Inline Command Execution

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2.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD21 Dec 2004 · 05:00 AM

Vendor Advisories

6
rhsaRHSA-2010:0458Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2005:881Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2005:105Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2005:103Moderate
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