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CVE-2004-0452

Vendorlarry wallProductperlDiscoveredDec 21, 2004UpdatedApr 16, 2026

Race condition in the rmtree function in the File::Path module in Perl 5.6.1 and 5.8.4 sets read/write permissions for the world, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files and directories, and possibly read files and directories, via a symlink attack.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
0.40%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Dec 21, 2004
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 16, 2026