Perl PathTools Bug in File::Spec Module Lets Remote Users Bypass Taint Restrictions on the Target System
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1034772 |
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SecurityTracker URL: https://securitytracker.com/id/1034772
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-8607
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 21 2016
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Perl. A remote user can bypass security controls on the target system.
The File::Spec::canonpath() in PathTools does not preserve the taint attribute. A user may be able to create a specially crafted value to bypass the taint protection mechanism.
PathTools is included in Perl.
David Golden reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to bypass the taint protection mechanism.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (PathTools 3.62).
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Vendor URL: cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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