Upstream information
Description
The PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to create arbitrary files via the PERLIO_DEBUG variable.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.6 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2005:004, published Friday, Feb 11th 2005 15:00 MEST
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:57:09 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:38 2025