CVE-2008-5303
Apache::Perl Perl Race Condition Vulnerability
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to to delete arbitrary files 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-2008-5302 due to affected versions.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 1, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 11, 2018, 8:54 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-5303 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6680 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9699 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9699 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6680 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47044 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47044 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Condición de carrera en la función rmtree en File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) en Perl 5.8.8 permite a usuarios locales borrar archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico. Se trata de una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452 y CVE-2008-2827. NOTA: Se tratade un error de regresión relacionado con CVE-2005-0448. Es diferente a CVE-2008-5302 por las versiones afectadas. Added Translation Condición de carrera en la función rmtree en File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) en Perl 5.8.8 permite a usuarios locales borrar archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452 y CVE-2008-2827. NOTA: esto es un error de regresión relacionado con CVE-2005-0448. Es diferente a CVE-2008-5302 debido a las versiones afectadas. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to allows local users to delete arbitrary files 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-2008-5302 due to affected versions. Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to to delete arbitrary files 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-2008-5302 due to affected versions. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5303 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5303
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile