CVE-2017-6512
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · CWE-362
5.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/ChangesAdvisory
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610Advisory
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/Advisory