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low 1.2

CVE-2005-0448 json

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 t…

published 2005-03-12 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0449

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • perl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.8.4-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0448

  • perl RHEL 4 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4
  • perl-suidperl RHEL 4 3:5.8.5-16.RHEL4
  • perl RHEL 3 2:5.8.0-90.4
  • perl-CGI RHEL 3 2:2.89-90.4
  • perl-CPAN RHEL 3 2:1.61-90.4
  • perl-DB_File RHEL 3 2:1.806-90.4
  • perl-suidperl RHEL 3 2:5.8.0-90.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:674RHSA-2005:881

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0448 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 perl 5.8.0-90.4, perl-CGI 2.89-90.4, perl-CPAN 1.61-90.4, perl-DB_File 1.806-90.4, perl-suidperl 5.8.0-90.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 perl 5.8.0-90.4, perl-CGI 2.89-90.4, perl-CPAN 1.61-90.4, perl-DB_File 1.806-90.4, perl-suidperl 5.8.0-90.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:881
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 perl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4, perl-suidperl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 perl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4, perl-suidperl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:674
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 perl 5.8.0-90.4, perl-CGI 2.89-90.4, perl-CPAN 1.61-90.4, perl-DB_File 1.806-90.4, perl-suidperl 5.8.0-90.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:881
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 perl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4, perl-suidperl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:674
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 perl 5.8.0-90.4, perl-CGI 2.89-90.4, perl-CPAN 1.61-90.4, perl-DB_File 1.806-90.4, perl-suidperl 5.8.0-90.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:881
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 perl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4, perl-suidperl 5.8.5-16.RHEL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:674

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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