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    CVE-2017-6512

    Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

    Published:May 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01383
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    File\
    Product
    \

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes
    http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610
    https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes
    http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610
    https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High