Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2827
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2827
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2827
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2827
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2827
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Red Hat 2008-06-24Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of perl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5, Red Hat Application Stack 1, or Solaris versions of Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 and 8, Certificate System 7.x.
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
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http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
Exploit
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
- cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*