CVE-1999-1386 | BDVDB-2026-3406 Detail

Description#

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12002-03-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.