{
    "id": "CVE-2008-2827",
    "published": "2008-06-23 19:41:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:54:33",
    "cvss_score": "4.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00843",
    "epss_percentile": "0.56846",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "perl",
            "product": "perl"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31959",
            "title": "Perl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions",
            "date": "2008-06-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31959"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html"
    ]
}