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CVE-2017-6512
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3625-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3873 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 99180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1038610 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201709-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3625-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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