perl-PathTools: Taint propagation flaw in canonpath()
Published Jan 13, 2016
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.12%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 15.04
- 15.10
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perl-PathTools
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
perl516-perl-PathTools
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl520-perl-PathTools
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl-PathTools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | perl516-perl-PathTools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl520-perl-PathTools | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 87.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 86.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.66% (0.05664) | 89.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.80% (0.17799) | 91.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.66% (0.05664) | 89.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 80.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 82.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 80.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/PathTools-3.62/Changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175494.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176228.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3441 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80504 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034772 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2878-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8607 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293272 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8607
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126862 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8607
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html x_refsource_MISC
Change history (0)
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