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...
- Published
- Jun 23, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 23, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 55.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Frans Pop · linux · Jun 23, 2008
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