Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:02.970Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1386
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-01-26T16:54:30.487
Link: CVE-1999-1386
Redhat
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