SB2016032905 - Input validation error in perl-pathtools (Alpine package)
Published: March 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016032905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8607)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.