CVE-2015-8607
perl - security update
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8607
To remediate CVE-2015-8607, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.22.1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 5.20.2-3+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2015-8607 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.22.1-4
- from 0, < 5.20.2-3+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |