perl-libwww-perl: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001]
Published Jul 6, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.29%
Description
lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.01
- 0.02
- 0.03
- 0.04
- 5.00
- 5.01
- 5.02
- 5.03
- 5.04
- 5.05
- 5.06
- 5.07
- 5.08
- 5.09
- 5.10
- 5.11
- 5.12
- 5.13
- 5.14
- 5.15
- 5.16
- 5.17
- 5.18
- 5.18_03
- 5.18_04
- 5.18_05
- 5.19
- 5.20
- 5.21
- 5.22
- 5.30
- 5.31
- 5.32
- 5.33
- 5.34
- 5.35
- 5.36
- 5.41
- 5.42
- 5.43
- 5.44
- 5.45
- 5.46
- 5.47
- 5.48
- 5.49
- 5.50
- 5.51
- 5.52
- 5.53
- 5.53_90
- 5.53_91
- 5.53_92
- 5.53_93
- 5.53_94
- 5.53_95
- 5.53_96
- 5.53_97
- 5.60
- 5.61
- 5.62
- 5.63
- 5.64
- 5.65
- 5.66
- 5.67
- 5.68
- 5.69
- 5.70
- 5.71
- 5.72
- 5.73
- 5.74
- 5.75
- 5.76
- 5.77
- 5.78
- 5.79
- 5.800
- 5.801
- 5.802
- 5.803
- 5.804
- 5.805
- 5.806
- 5.807
- 5.808
- 5.810
- 5.811
- 5.812
- 5.813
- 5.814
- 5.815
- 5.816
- 5.817
- 5.818
- 5.819
- 5.820
- 5.821
- 5.822
- 5.823
- 5.824
- 5.825
- 5.826
- 5.827
- 5.828
- 5.829
- 5.830
- 5.831
- 5.832
- 5.833
- 5b5
- 5b6
- 5b7
- 5b8
- 5b9
- 5b10
- 5b11
- 5b12
- 5b13
- ≤ 5.834
- 5.40_01
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
perl-libwww-perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-libwww-perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-libwww-perl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | perl-libwww-perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-libwww-perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-libwww-perl | Will not fix | n/a |
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03287) | 88.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03287) | 86.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 77.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 74.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 72.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 69.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.836/Changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050232.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050245.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-981-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2872 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2253 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591580 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602800 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2253
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2253
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.