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.
CVE-2004-0452
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 32.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 21, 2004
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitreftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- cve@mitrehttp://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/12991
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
- cve@mitrehttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938
- cve@mitrehttps://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | perl-modules () @ warty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | perl-3:5.8.5-12.1 | 2005-02-15 | redhat |
| redhat | perl-2:5.8.0-89.10 | 2005-02-07 | redhat |
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