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CVE-2004-0452
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12991
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.6.1, 5.8.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 31st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.