Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Perl File::Path::rmtree Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-3317 CVE ID : CVE-2004-0452 - CVE-2005-0448 - CVE-2008-5302 - CVE-2008-5303
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-12-03
Technical Description
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service. These issues are caused by errors in the File::Path::rmtree function of Perl. These issues are related to : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0443 - VUPEN/ADV-2005-0803
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to perl version 5.8.8-7etch6
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to perl version 5.10.0-18
Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to perl version 5.10.0-18 References
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