CVE-2008-5302

Published: Dec 1, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2005-0448. It is different from CVE-2008-5303 due to affected versions.

Affected (2)

Products: Perl: File\

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Perl File\	Version \ path
Perl File\	Version \ path

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Perl Perl	Version 5.10.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.8

Related CWEs

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (44)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32980

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33314

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/40052

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905

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

Exploit

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36

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

Exploit

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

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

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735

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

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/32980

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/33314

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/40052

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

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077

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

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678

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

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695

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

Exploit

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2

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

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890

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

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