CVE-2008-2827

Published: Jun 23, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Perl: Perl

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Perl Perl	Version 5.10

Related CWEs

References (22)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/30790

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30837

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/30790

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/30837

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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