CVE-2015-8607

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8607
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-13 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-07-15 03:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Perl Pathtools All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3441-1 perl DEBIAN www.debian.org
Perl 'File::Spec' module CVE-2015-8607 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
Perl PathTools Bug in File::Spec Module Lets Remote Users Bypass Taint Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-75) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: perl-PathTools-3.60-2.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug #126862 for perl5: [CVE-2015-8607] XS File::Spec::canonpath loses taint CONFIRM rt.perl.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: perl-PathTools-3.47-312.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes CONFIRM cpansearch.perl.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:0881-1: moderate: Security update for perl SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2878-1: Perl vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710392 Gentoo Linux Perl Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-75)
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