CVE-2005-0448 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Perl's File::Path module to create setuid binaries, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0448?
CVE-2005-0448 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being deleted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0452.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0448?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4 |
Products include Larry Wall Perl.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0448?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0448, DSA-696-1, GHSA-2jcf-pv2j-gqvq, RHSA-2005:674.