CVE-2008-2827

Public Exploit

Description

The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165 vendor advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319 exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30790 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30837 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2827?
CVE-2008-2827 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2827?
To fix CVE-2008-2827, 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-2008-2827 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2827 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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