Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0448
CVE-2005-0448
Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being deleted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0452.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <5.8.4
Patches
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References
18- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-696nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-Unvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/14531nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17079nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18075nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18517nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/55314nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-674.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8704nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12767nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10475nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A728nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/94-1/nvd
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