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.
Affected products
- perl / perl5.10 – 5.10
Exploits & proofs of concept
- exploit-dbPerl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissionsby Frans Pop
References
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01025.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29902
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:165
- MISChttp://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=36982
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487319
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020373
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30790
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30837
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43308
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