DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0452

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CVE-2004-0452
Published: 21 Dec 2004, 05:00
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Dec 2004, 05:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.

Affected Systems

  • debian•perl

    < 5.8.4-5 | < 5.8.4-5 | < 5.8.4-5 | < 5.8.4-5

References (1)