CVE-2017-6512
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission
02 Description
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission
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
- 2.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- 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
- 2017-06-01 16:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-03-07
- 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
- 909d0cc3d30a29f447192664e7cc95df4e2382cce8e1d63e156643e0df98fb50
05 Affected products
06 References
- cpansearch.perl.orghttp://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3625-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
- www.debian.orgDSA-3873http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873
- www.securityfocus.com99180http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180
- www.securitytracker.com1038610http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201709-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12
- security.cucumberlinux.comhttp://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153
- rt.cpan.orghttps://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3625-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- perl Fixed in 5.24.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- perl Fixed in 5.24.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- perl Fixed in 5.24.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- perl Fixed in 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- perl Fixed in 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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