CVE-2011-10007

A flaw was found in perl-file-find-rule. The grep() function within File::Find::Rule versions up to 0.34 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution if provided with a specially crafted filename. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a filename that, when opened, executes arbitrary code via the open() function's mode parameter. Consequently, an attacker can achieve remote code execution by providing a malicious filename.

This vulnerability marked as Important rather than Moderate because it enables arbitrary code execution (ACE) through a common and trusted interface—filename handling. Specifically, the use of Perl’s two-argument open() within the grep() method allows attacker-controlled filenames to be interpreted as shell commands when prefixed with special characters like |. Since File::Find::Rule is often used in automation scripts, system utilities, and recursive file operations, this flaw transforms a seemingly benign filename input into an execution vector, violating a core security boundary between data and code. The vulnerability does not require elevated privileges or complex exploitation chains; a single crafted filename is enough to trigger shell execution, making the flaw exploitable in real-world scenarios such as CI/CD pipelines or file indexing systems.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.