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CVE-2018-12015

In Perl through 5.26.2, the Archive::Tar module allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism, and overwrite arbitrary files, vi…

Impact

In Perl through 5.26.2, the Archive::Tar module allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism, and overwrite arbitrary files, via an archive file containing a symlink and a regular file with the same name.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0
PerlPerl
through 5.26.2
Archive\\
through 2.28
AppleMac Os X
before 10.14.4
NetappData Ontap Edge
All versions
NetappOncommand Workflow Automation
All versions
NetappSnap Creator Framework
All versions
NetappSnapdrive
All versions

Weakness classification

References