CVE-2008-2827

N/A Unknown
Published: June 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

perl

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