TI-1999-01333 Aliases CVE-1999-1386 GHSA-rwp9-w3rx-vf92

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which…

LOW 25CWE-59Published 2002-03-09 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl::::::::	up to 5.004_04	Vulnerable	Perl

cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.004_04 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1386
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwp9-w3rx-vf92

References

Exploit 1

19980308 another /tmp race: `perl -e' opens temp file not safely

Other 2

TI-2022-24100 In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-05140 The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-12932 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-12931 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.x before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-05049 Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-09493 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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