CVE-2004-0452

security flaw

Published Dec 31, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1678-1 New perl packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0451 Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-44-1 perl information leak
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved
May 6, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 21, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 23, 2004, 12:00 AM