CVE-2017-6512 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610 https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9