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CVE-2004-0452

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Published: Dec 21, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.

Affected (2)

Products: Larry Wall: Perl
1 product
Perl
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Larry Wall
Version 5.6.1
Version 5.8.4

References (28)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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