high
7.5
CWE
59
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-12015

First published: Tue Jun 05 2018(Updated: )

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.

Credit: Jakub Wilk Jayakrishna Menon Eiichi Tsukata cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.4
10.14.4
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
redhat/perl-Archive-Tar<2.28
2.28
debian/perl<=5.26.2-5<=5.24.1-1<=5.28.0~rc2-1<=5.20.2-1
5.26.2-6
5.20.2-3+deb8u11
5.24.1-3+deb9u4
5.28.0-1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Perl Perl<=5.26.2
Archive\ \<=2.28
Apple Mac OS X<10.14.4
Netapp Data Ontap Edge
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Snap Creator Framework
Netapp Snapdrive Unix
ubuntu/perl<5.26.0-8ubuntu1.2
5.26.0-8ubuntu1.2
ubuntu/perl<5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/perl<5.18.2-2ubuntu1.6
5.18.2-2ubuntu1.6
ubuntu/perl<5.26.2-6
5.26.2-6
ubuntu/perl<5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5
5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5
debian/perl
5.32.1-4+deb11u3
5.32.1-4+deb11u4
5.36.0-7+deb12u1
5.40.0-6

Remedy

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180927-0001/

Remedy

https://github.com/jib/archive-tar-new/commit/ae65651eab053fc6dc4590dbb863a268215c1fc5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability is CVE-2018-12015.

  • How does the vulnerability affect Perl?

    The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and overwrite arbitrary files.

  • Which software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

    The affected software versions include Perl through 5.26.2 and Archive::Tar up to version 2.28.

  • What is the severity level of this vulnerability?

    The severity level of this vulnerability is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [1] [2] [3]

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