CVE-2008-2827: perl

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2827DTSA-142-1

Published 23-06-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2827 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in perl. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk

29/100

0100

Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

4.6/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.84%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

23-06-2008
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.04.6

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.84% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026

EPSS score

0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found

referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (rt.cpan.org)
Maturity: unknown
referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (bugs.debian.org)
Maturity: unknown
exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified
Perl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions
Maturity: weaponized