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CVE-2015-8607

CVE-2015-8607

EPSS 3.1%
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 products
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References
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changeshttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.htmlhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80504http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772