Description

Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.

Remediation

References

CVE-1999-1386

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-1999-1386 CWE-59 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities