CVE-2010-2253

Summary

CVECVE-2010-2253
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-06 17:17:13 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 0.01 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 0.02 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 0.03 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 0.04 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.00 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.01 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.02 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.03 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.04 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.05 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.06 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.07 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.08 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.09 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.10 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.11 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.12 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.13 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.14 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.15 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.16 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.17 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.18 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.18_03 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.18_04 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.18_05 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.19 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.20 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.21 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.22 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.30 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.31 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.32 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.33 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.34 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.35 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.36 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.41 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.42 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.43 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.44 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.45 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.46 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.47 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.48 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.49 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.50 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.51 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.52 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_90 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_91 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_92 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_93 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_94 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_95 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_96 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.53_97 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.60 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.61 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.62 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.63 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.64 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.65 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.66 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.67 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.68 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.69 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.70 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.71 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.72 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.73 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.74 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.75 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.76 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.77 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.78 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.79 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.800 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.801 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.802 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.803 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.804 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.805 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.806 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.807 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.808 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.810 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.811 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.812 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.813 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.814 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.815 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.816 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.817 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.818 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.819 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.820 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.821 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.822 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.823 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.824 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.825 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.826 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.827 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.828 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.829 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.830 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.831 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.832 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5.833 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b10 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b11 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b12 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b13 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b5 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b6 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b7 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b8 All All All
Application Gisle Aas Libwww-perl 5b9 All All All
Application Search.cpan Libwww-perl 5.40_01 All All All
Application Search.cpan Libwww-perl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
602800 – (CVE-2010-2253) CVE-2010-2253 perl-libwww-perl: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
'Re: [oss-security] [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[oss-security] [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: perl-libwww-perl-5.837-2.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cpansearch.perl.org
oCERT.org - oCERT Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ocert.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: perl-libwww-perl-5.837-2.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 591580 – CVE-2010-2251 lftp: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-981-1: libwww-perl vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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