UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6512

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6512

    Published: 1 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-6512

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6512, http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6512

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    5.14.2-21build1

    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