CVE-2008-5303
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-5303
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-12-01T17:30:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-11T20:54:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5303 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5303 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:27:28 | Added to TrackCVE |