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CVE-2017-6512

Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

Published

2017-06-01T16:29:00.340

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	file\	\	< 2.13	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	17.10	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)