CVE-2008-5302 Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different v...
MediumCVSS 6.9
EPSS 0.33%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2005-0448. It is different from CVE-2008-5303 due to affected versions.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| perl filepath | = 1.08 | No fix listed |
| perl filepath | = 2.07 | No fix listed |
| debian/perl(Debian:12) | < 5.10.0-18 | 5.10.0-18 |
| debian/perl(Debian:13) | < 5.10.0-18 | 5.10.0-18 |
| debian/perl(Debian:14) | < 5.10.0-18 | 5.10.0-18 |
References
- bugs.debian.org exploit
- bugs.debian.org exploit
- kb.juniper.net
- kb.juniper.net
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 vendor-advisory
- 32980 third-party-advisory
- 33314 third-party-advisory
- 40052 third-party-advisory
- support.apple.com
- wiki.rpath.com
- DSA-1678 vendor-advisory
- www.gossamer-threads.com exploit
- MDVSA-2010:116 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081128 Re: [oss-security] CVE Request - cups, dovecot-managesieve, perl, wireshark mailing-list
- RHSA-2010:0458 vendor-advisory
- 20090120 rPSA-2009-0011-1 perl mailing-list
- USN-700-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-700-2 vendor-advisory
- perl-filepath-symlink(47043) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11076 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6890 signature vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-5302 vendor-advisory