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CVE-2016-10374

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-10374
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.32%

Original NVD Description

perltidy through 20160302, as used by perlcritic, check-all-the-things, and other software, relies on the current working directory for certain output files and does not have a symlink-attack protection mechanism, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by creating a symlink, as demonstrated by creating a perltidy.ERR symlink that the victim cannot delete.

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