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TI-2008-02701 Aliases CVE-2008-2827GHSA-h567-wg66-2v4f

The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions…

Priority LOW 23CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00843 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2827
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h567-wg66-2v4f

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

  • 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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