CVE-2008-2827
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.6%
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.
Affected configurations
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
secunia.com/advisories/30790
secunia.com/advisories/30837
secunia.com/advisories/31687
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
Related
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.6%