Unscored severity · published Dec 1, 2008
CVE-2008-5303
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
File::path · Perl
1.08 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5303
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5303
Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32980
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