CVE-2015-8607
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-01-13 15:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 676592c3db4b69fc5bddb8a01914729fe43bef3fd30d64f989af5d1fcf137ee3
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-75https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
- www.securityfocus.com80504http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80504
- www.securitytracker.com1034772http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-4ca904238fhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3441http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-69e506e02dhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2878-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0881http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- cpansearch.perl.orghttp://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes
- rt.perl.orghttps://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- perl Fixed in 5.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- perl Fixed in 5.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- perl Fixed in 5.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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