CVE-2010-2253
Medium
Description
lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGisle Aas Libwww-perl
PublishedJul 6, 2010
First seenJul 6, 2010
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gisle_aas libwww-perl | 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 5.00, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.18_03, 5.18_04, 5.18_05, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21, 5.22, 5.30, 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, 5.34, 5.35, 5.36, 5.41, 5.42, 5.43, 5.44, 5.45, 5.46, 5.47, 5.48, 5.49, 5.50, 5.51, 5.52, 5.53, 5.53_90, 5.53_91, 5.53_92, 5.53_93, 5.53_94, 5.53_95, 5.53_96, 5.53_97, 5.60, 5.61, 5.62, 5.63, 5.64, 5.65, 5.66, 5.67, 5.68, 5.69, 5.70, 5.71, 5.72, 5.73, 5.74, 5.75, 5.76, 5.77, 5.78, 5.79, 5.800, 5.801, 5.802, 5.803, 5.804, 5.805, 5.806, 5.807, 5.808, 5.810, 5.811, 5.812, 5.813, 5.814, 5.815, 5.816, 5.817, 5.818, 5.819, 5.820, 5.821, 5.822, 5.823, 5.824, 5.825, 5.826, 5.827, 5.828, 5.829, 5.830, 5.831, 5.832, 5.833, 5b5, 5b6, 5b7, 5b8, 5b9, 5b10, 5b11, 5b12, 5b13 | — |
| search.cpan libwww-perl | v ≤ 5.834, 5.40_01 | — |
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