CVE-2015-8607
high
CVSS v3
7.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
82%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 15.10 | Affected | — |
| 15.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.22.1-4 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.22.1-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.22.1-4 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.22.1-4 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.22.1-4 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl | pathtools | {"endIncluding":"3.61"} | |
References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80504
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8607
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.