Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0448, CVE-2004-0452, and CVE-2008-2827. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2005-0448. It is different from CVE-2008-5303 due to affected versions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5302 is rated Exploit Available (51.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.05% | 0.33% | +0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 0.05% | 0.05% | -0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2008-5302 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5302 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2008-5302: 1 GLSA(s) (201311-17), 1 atom(s) (dev-lang/perl); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5302 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5302 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2008-5302 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5302 |
This issue has been addressed in perl packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.html and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | file::path | 1.08 | cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| perl | file::path | 2.07 | cpe:2.3:a:perl:file\:\:path:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |