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TI-2008-05047 Aliases CVE-2008-5302GHSA-8vc4-5x78-9hxf

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in…

Priority LOW 30CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries 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-2008-5303 due to affected versions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.8Running onPerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0Running onPerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* pathVulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* pathVulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.8 Running on ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 Running on ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions path Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions path Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0458 Released 2010-06-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1, perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1.i386, perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1, perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1.i386, perl-suidperl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0458

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5302
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vc4-5x78-9hxf

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 7

Other 7

  • TI-2008-05048 Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

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