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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 arbitrary files via vec…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
File\\
before 2.13
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification

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