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CVE-2018-12015

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Date: June 7, 2018

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.

Language: Perl

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Related Resources (17)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3684-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3684-1/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104423
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4226
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12015
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2097
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900834
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12015
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-12015
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12015
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180927-0001/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/49
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041048
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/42
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-12015

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Link Following

CWE-59

Path Traversal

CWE-22

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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