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CVE-2010-2253


lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2253 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from gisle_aas, from search.cpan organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2010-07-06T17:17:13.360

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 0.01 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 0.02 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 0.03 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 0.04 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.00 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.01 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.02 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.03 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.04 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.05 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.06 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.07 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.08 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.09 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.10 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.11 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.12 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.13 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.14 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.15 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.16 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.17 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.18 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.18_03 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.18_04 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.18_05 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.19 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.20 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.21 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.22 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.30 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.31 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.32 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.33 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.34 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.35 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.36 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.41 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.42 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.43 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.44 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.45 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.46 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.47 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.48 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.49 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.50 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.51 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.52 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_90 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_91 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_92 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_93 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_94 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_95 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_96 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.53_97 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.60 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.61 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.62 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.63 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.64 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.65 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.66 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.67 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.68 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.69 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.70 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.71 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.72 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.73 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.74 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.75 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.76 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.77 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.78 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.79 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.800 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.801 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.802 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.803 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.804 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.805 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.806 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.807 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.808 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.810 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.811 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.812 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.813 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.814 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.815 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.816 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.817 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.818 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.819 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.820 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.821 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.822 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.823 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.824 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.825 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.826 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.827 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.828 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.829 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.830 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.831 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.832 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5.833 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b5 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b6 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b7 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b8 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b9 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b10 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b11 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b12 Yes
Application gisle_aas libwww-perl 5b13 Yes
Application search.cpan libwww-perl ≤ 5.834 Yes
Application search.cpan libwww-perl 5.40_01 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gisle_aas's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.