CVE-2008-2827 | BDVDB-2026-31177 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.