CVE-2015-8607

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    CVE-2015-8607

    Published: 13 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1, https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/80504, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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