Perl 5.004_04 and earlier follows symbolic links when running with the -e option, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/perl-eaXXXXX file.Referenceshttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#perlhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88932165406213&w=2http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7243.php