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cve[email protected]CVE-2008-2827
HistoryJun 23, 2008 - 7:41 p.m.

CVE-2008-2827

2008-06-2319:41:00
CWE-264
web.nvd.nist.gov
24
cve-2008-2827
perl 5.10
rmtree function
file permissions
symlink attack
vulnerability

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

4.6 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
perl:perlperleq5.10

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

4.6 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%