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CVE-2005-0448
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being deleted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0452.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-696
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8704
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:079
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12767
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10475
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A728
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-674.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17079
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14531
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/94-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8704
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.3, 5.8.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 12th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 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.