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.
Published: 2017-06-01
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-978-1 perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3873-1 perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15568 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-1 Perl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-2 Perl vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
File\ \
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:19.829Z

Reserved: 2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6512

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-01T16:29:00.340

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6512

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6512 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses