CVE-2008-2827 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 57)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.84% — more likely to be exploited than 57% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| perl | perl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Perl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions | 2008-06-23 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
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