CVE-2017-6512
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (14)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1439Perl: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2017-06-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Perl ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (30)
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- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changescnnvd
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610cnnvd
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0545cnnvd
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