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…

published June 23, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00843 · 57.3th percentile
Published
2008-06-23T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JUN 19:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5