fkie_cve-2008-5302
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-12-01 17:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries 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-2008-5303 due to affected versions.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
cve@mitre.orghttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32980
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33314
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/40052
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32980
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40052
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
perl perl 5.8.8
perl perl 5.10.0
perl file\ \
perl file\ \


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