Description
Multiple scripts in the perl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- LARRY_WALL
- Published
- 2/9/2005
- Last Modified
- 4/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
larry_wall : perllarry_wall : perllarry_wall : perllarry_wall : perllarry_wall : perl
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