CVE-2008-5302

N/A Unknown
Published: December 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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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=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

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
15th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

perl

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