CVE-2015-8607
N/A
Published: January 13, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxPathtools
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1
References (13)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/ChangesVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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