Perl 5.10 lib/file/path.pm rmtree access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Perl 5.10. This impacts the function rmtree in the library lib/file/path.pm. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-2827. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Perl 5.10 (Programming Language Software). Affected is the function rmtree in the library lib/file/path.pm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/20/2008. The weakness was released 06/23/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2827 since 06/23/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33371 (Fedora 9 : perl-5.10.0-27.fc9 (2008-5739)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43308), Exploit-DB (31959), Tenable (33371), SecurityFocus (BID 29902†) and OSVDB (46563†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 33371
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : perl-5.10.0-27.fc9 (2008-5739)
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OpenVAS ID: 64402
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-7680 (perl)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Perl 5.10

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42876
X-Force: 43308
SecurityFocus: 29902 - Perl 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 30790
OSVDB: 46563 - Perl - 'rmtree()' Function Local Insecure Permissions Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020373
Vulnerability Center: 18730 - Perl rmtree Function Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Modify Files Permissions, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/26/2024 07:19
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/12/2019 10:24 (11), 12/26/2024 07:19 (25)
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