14619 : Perl File::Path::rmtree Function Race Condition Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-03-09

Description

The Perl File::Path:rmtree function contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to change permissions of arbitrary files on system. The issue is due to the way the File::Path::rmtree function handles directory permissions when cleaning up directories. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Perl

5.8.4-2

References

Security Tracker: 1014211
SCIP VulDB ID: 1270
Secunia Advisory ID: 14531 14534 14672 15185 16193 16809 17079 18075 18517
CVE ID: 2005-0448 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U.asc http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-196.pdf
Other Advisory URL: http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:079
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-696
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-94-1
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2005:674 RHSA-2005:881

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Credit

Paul Szabo - pszmaths.usyd.edu.au -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 1.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-07 | Disagree?

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