CVE-2008-2827

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The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, whic

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00101

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Affected Products & Versions

perlall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localPerl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissionsverified
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=487319bugs.debian.org
pocrt.cpan.org · Display.html?id=36982rt.cpan.org

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producthighPotential Perl Reverse Shell Execution

productmediumPerl Inline Command Execution

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Scoring & Timeline

4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD23 Jun 2008 · 07:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2010:0458Moderate

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References & Sources

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

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

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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

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