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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 …

Impact

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

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 15.04, 15.10
PerlPathtools
through 3.61
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

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