CVE-2004-0452

Description

Race 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.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55314	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620	patch vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U	vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12991	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2	mailing list
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18517	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0452?: CVE-2004-0452 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0452?: To fix CVE-2004-0452, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0452 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0452 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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