Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: perl

CVE-2008-2827 description:

"The rmtree function in lib/File/Path.pm in Perl 5.10 does not properly
check permissions before performing a chmod, which allows local users to
modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack, a
different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448 and CVE-2004-0452."

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2827

** Affects: perl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2827

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[CVE-2008-2827] rmtree() in Perl 5.10 vulnerable to symlink attacks
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243481
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