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libwww-perl — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253

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.

Products
libwww-perl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.835-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-2253
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Jul 2010, 17:17 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253

libwww-perl

Fixed versions: 5.835-1

libwww-perl

Fixed versions: 5.835-1

libwww-perl

Fixed versions: 5.835-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2253",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:29.710792453Z",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2253"
      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417238,
  "published_at": "2010-07-06T17:17:13.36+00:00"
}