perl: File:: Path rmtree race condition (CVE-2004-0452) reintroduced after upstream rebase to 5.8.8-1
Published Dec 1, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to to delete arbitrary files 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-2008-5302 due to affected versions.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0458
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0458 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
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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
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- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
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Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 24.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 24.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00032) | 5.98th | 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) |
References (25)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32980 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40052 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5303 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474217 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47044 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6680 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9699 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5303
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