security flaw
Published Dec 31, 2004
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.6.1
- 5.8.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
perl-2:5.8.0-89.10
Fixed · RHSA-2005:105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
perl-3:5.8.5-12.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:103
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | perl-2:5.8.0-89.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | perl-3:5.8.5-12.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:103 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 32.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12991 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12072 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0452 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618363 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18650 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0452
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9938 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0452
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-44-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.