CVE-2004-0452

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0452
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-21 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Larry Wall Perl 5.6.1 All All All
Application Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
usn/usn-44-1 - Ubuntu Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Perl Multiple Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[OpenPKG-SA-2005.001] OpenPKG Security Advisory (perl)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Perl: rmtree and DBI tmpfile vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-620-1 perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA55314 - Oracle Solaris Perl Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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