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CVE-2008-5302· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create a

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries 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-2008-5303 due to affected versions.

MediumCVSS 6.9 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 1, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 24th percentile
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Action score

27

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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
perlperl
perlfile\

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • perl file::path1.08
  • perl file::path2.07

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12perlbefore 5.10.0-185.10.0-18
Debian:4.0perlbefore 5.8.8-7etch55.8.8-7etch5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientperlbefore 4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.14:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientperl-debuginfobefore 4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.14:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientperl-suidperlbefore 4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.14:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1

Same product

perl: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-6329The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl before 5.17.7 does not properly handle backslashes and f
    49Plan
  • CVE-2018-18311Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.x before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.
    43Plan
  • CVE-2018-18312Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.
    43Plan
  • CVE-2018-6913Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a lar
    42Plan
  • CVE-2018-18314Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-6797An issue was discovered in Perl 5.18 through 5.26.
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:perl5.10.0-18 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:perl4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:perl-debuginfo4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:perl-suidperl4:5.8.8-32.el5_5.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

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