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CVE-2005-0448

Published: Mar 12, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
1.2CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

perllarry wall
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
larry wallindividual-devUSOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
patches.sgi.com
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
fedoranews.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 12, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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