CVE-2015-8607
Published: 13 January 2016
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | introduced in perl 5.20.0 introduced in libfile-spec-perl 3.47 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libfile-spec-perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(3.3300-1build2)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4000-1ubuntu2])
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| vivid |
Does not exist
|
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| wily |
Does not exist
|
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|
perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(5.14.2-6ubuntu2.4)
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(5.18.2-2ubuntu1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Released
(5.20.2-2ubuntu0.1)
|
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| wily |
Released
(5.20.2-6ubuntu0.1)
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|
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Patches: upstream: http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/0b6f93036de171c12ba95d415e264d9cf7f4e1fd |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.3 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |