CVE-2017-6512
perl - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.4%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-6512
To remediate CVE-2017-6512, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.24.1-3 or later
- —upgrade to 5.14.2-21+deb7u5 or later
- —upgrade to 5.20.2-3+deb8u7 or later
Is CVE-2017-6512 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 5.24.1-3
- from 0, < 5.14.2-21+deb7u5
- from 0, < 5.20.2-3+deb8u7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |