CVE-2017-6512

perl-File-Path: rmtree/remove_tree race condition

Published Jun 1, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-978-1 perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3873-1 perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15568 Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-1 Perl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-2 Perl vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 1, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:22 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 2, 2017, 12:00 AM