| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2008-2827 (CCN-43308) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2008-06-20 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2008-06-20 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2017-08-08 | ||||||||
| Summary: | 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. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-264 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | File Manipulation | ||||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: Debian Bug report logs - #487319 perl-modules: File::Path::rmtree sets symlink target permissions to 0777 Source: CONFIRM Type: Exploit http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319 Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2008-2827 Source: SUSE Type: UNKNOWN SUSE-SR:2008:017 Source: CCN Type: perldoc Web site File::Path Source: CCN Type: CPAN Bug #36982 #36982: rmtree() makes symlink targets world-writable Source: MISC Type: Exploit http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982 Source: CCN Type: SA30790 Perl "File::Path::rmtree" Insecure chmod on Symbolic Links Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 30790 Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 30837 Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 31687 Source: CCN Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020373 Perl rmtree() Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges Source: MANDRIVA Type: UNKNOWN MDVSA-2008:165 Source: BID Type: UNKNOWN 29902 Source: CCN Type: BID-29902 Perl 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions Vulnerability Source: SECTRACK Type: UNKNOWN 1020373 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN perl-filepath-rmtree-symlink(43308) Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN perl-filepath-rmtree-symlink(43308) Source: FEDORA Type: UNKNOWN FEDORA-2008-5739 Source: SUSE Type: SUSE-SR:2008:017 SUSE Security Summary Report | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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