Description
Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perl
Exploit, Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
36.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
perl/perl
< 5.004_04
Published
Dec 31, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026