Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

BID:12072

Info

Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12072
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0452
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 21 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 26 2013 12:16AM
Credit: The researcher that discovered this vulnerability is not known.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1
S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0 i386
S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0
RedHat Linux 9.0 i386
RedHat Linux 7.3 i386
Red Hat Fedora Core3
Red Hat Fedora Core2
Red Hat Fedora Core1
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -4
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -3
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -2.3
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -2
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -1
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
Larry Wall Perl 5.8.3
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Larry Wall Perl 5.8.1
Larry Wall Perl 5.8
+ Turbolinux Home
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Larry Wall Perl 5.6.1
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
Larry Wall Perl 5.6
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 05_003
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2
+ Debian Linux 2.1 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.1 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
+ RedHat Linux 6.2 E sparc
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 E i386
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 E alpha
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 6.1 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 6.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 6.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 6.0 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 6.0 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 6.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3
+ Trustix Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 6.0.4
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 6.0.3
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 6.0.2
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 6.0.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 6.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 4.4
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 4.2
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 4.0
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 05
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 04_05
+ RedHat Linux 5.2 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 5.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 5.2 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 5.1
+ RedHat Linux 5.0
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 04_04
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 04
Larry Wall Perl 5.0 03
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
Gentoo Linux 1.4
Gentoo Linux 1.2
Gentoo Linux 1.1 a
Gentoo Linux 0.7
Gentoo Linux 0.5
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -5

Discussion

Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

Perl is reported prone to a local race condition. The vulnerability is present in the 'rmtree()' function provided by the 'File::Path' module.

A local attacker may exploit this condition to disclose potentially sensitive data, or to launch other attacks against an application that employs the vulnerable function.

Exploit / POC

Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Perl version 5.8.4-5 to address this vulnerability. Please contact the vendor for details.

Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


Larry Wall Perl 5.6.1

Larry Wall Perl 5.8

Larry Wall Perl 5.8.1

Larry Wall Perl 5.8.3

Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4

Larry Wall Perl 5.8.4 -4

References

Perl RMTree Local Race Condition Vulnerability

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