CVE-2017-6512

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6512
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-01 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-04-29 20:24:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
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References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3873-1 perl DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Perl File::Path Race Condition in rmtree() and remove_tree() Lets Local Users Modify File Modes - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3625-1: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug #121951 for File-Path: Vulnerability in rmtree() and remove_tree(): CVE-2017-6512 CONFIRM rt.cpan.org Issue Tracking
Perl: Race condition vulnerability (GLSA 201709-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3625-2: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CLD-153 Details CONFIRM security.cucumberlinux.com Third Party Advisory
File-Path Module CVE-2017-6512 Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes CONFIRM cpansearch.perl.org Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296091 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 6.1.4 Missing (CPUJAN2019)
  • 670247 EulerOS Security Update for perl-File-Path (EulerOS-SA-2021-1829)
  • 670663 EulerOS Security Update for perl-File-Path (EulerOS-SA-2021-2422)
  • 710329 Gentoo Linux Perl RApplication Control Engine condition Vulnerability (GLSA 201709-12)
  • 752587 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for perl (SUSE-SU-2022:3271-1)
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