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CVE-2005-0155
The PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to create arbitrary files via the…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.2%
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- mitre
Description
The PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to create arbitrary files via the PERLIO_DEBUG variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- 12426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21646 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:105 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 14120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2005-0003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- perl-perliodebug-file-overwrite(19207) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050202 [USN-72-1] Perl vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLSA-2006:1056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:152845 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10404 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20050207 DMA[2005-0131a] - 'Setuid Perl PERLIO_DEBUG root owned file creation' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0131a%5D.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200502-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-163.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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