CVE-2015-8607 The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypa...
HighCVSS 7.3
EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/perl(Debian:12) | < 5.22.1-4 | 5.22.1-4 |
| debian/perl(Debian:13) | < 5.22.1-4 | 5.22.1-4 |
| debian/perl(Debian:14) | < 5.22.1-4 | 5.22.1-4 |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 15.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 15.10 | No fix listed |
| perl pathtools | <= 3.61 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-8607 vendor-advisory
- cpansearch.perl.org
- FEDORA-2016-69e506e02d vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-4ca904238f vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0881 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3441 vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- 80504 vdb-entry
- 1034772 vdb-entry
- USN-2878-1 vendor-advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com
- rt.perl.org vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-75 vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking