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 -- [CVE-2008-2827] rmtree() in Perl 5.10 vulnerable to symlink attacks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243481 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs