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CVE-2017-6512
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-06-01T16:29:00.340 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:22:28.960

Summary

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.

Affected products

file\ — \

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References

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