CVE-2008-5303

Public Exploit

Description

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2005-0448. It is different from CVE-2008-5302 due to affected versions.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32980 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905 exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6680 vdb entry signature
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://secunia.com/advisories/33314 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9699 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2 vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://secunia.com/advisories/40052 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47044 vdb entry
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5303?
CVE-2008-5303 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5303?
To fix CVE-2008-5303, 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-2008-5303 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5303 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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