CVE-2008-5302

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    CVE-2008-5302

    Published: 1 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32980, http://secunia.com/advisories/33314, http://secunia.com/advisories/40052, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36, http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695, http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705, http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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