CVE-2008-2827 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 23 Jun 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can modify permissions of arbitrary files via symlink attacks in Perl's rmtree function, potentially 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-2008-2827?

CVE-2008-2827 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2827?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Perl Perl.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2827?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-2827 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2827 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2827, DTSA-142-1, GHSA-h567-wg66-2v4f.