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 permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 57th percentile

Published

2008-06-23

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31959

Security advisories

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry