Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
---|---|
Base Score | 2.6 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
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 00:50:51 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:09:36 2023