CVE-2008-5303

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.9)—
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 allows local users to to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2005-0448. It is different from CVE-2008-5302 due to affected versions.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 6.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.33%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 24
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Perl — File\
CWE

CWE-362
Referencias

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      "value": "Condición de carrera en la función rmtree en File::Path 1.08 (lib/File/Path.pm) en Perl 5.8.8 permite a usuarios locales borrar archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452 y CVE-2008-2827. NOTA: esto es un error de regresión relacionado con CVE-2005-0448. Es diferente a CVE-2008-5302 debido a las versiones afectadas."
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      "comment": "This issue has been addressed in perl packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.html and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html.\n",
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