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.
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EUVD-2008-2820 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:14:14.805Z
Reserved: 2008-06-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-2827
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-06-23T19:41:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-2827
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