DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0452

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0452
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0452.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0452
Upstream
Published
2004-12-21T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:27:08Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}