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CVE-2010-2253

lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.29%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2010-2253
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-2253
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2265 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-2265
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcrm-9w8r-c6w8 No score

lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a...

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.

Record
GHSA-mcrm-9w8r-c6w8
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-2253
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libwww-perl
Debian:12
before 5.835-1
5.835-1
libwww-perl
Debian:13
before 5.835-1
5.835-1
libwww-perl
Debian:14
before 5.835-1
5.835-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2253 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gisle Aas Libwww-perl, published July 6, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.29%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in libwww-perl 5.835-1.

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