CVE-2004-0452 Affecting perl package, versions <5.8.4-5
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EPSS
0.04% (11th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PERL-527927
- published 21 Dec 2004
- disclosed 21 Dec 2004
Introduced: 21 Dec 2004
CVE-2004-0452 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 perl to version 5.8.4-5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0452
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
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