CVE-2010-2253
EPSS 3.3%
Description
lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
How to fix CVE-2010-2253
To remediate CVE-2010-2253, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libwww-perl—upgrade to 5.835-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-2253 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.835-1