CVE-2008-2827
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 57.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-06-23 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-06-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 31ae8593dfdb2417eb3a4158cd34e83a1bcd98abf8a97b57295b5c7bc5ba1734
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:017http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-5739https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
- www.securityfocus.com29902http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:165http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- rt.cpan.orghttp://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
- secunia.com31687http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
- www.securitytracker.com1020373http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- secunia.com30790http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- secunia.com30837http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comperl-filepath-rmtree-symlink(43308)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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