Link Following Affecting perl package, versions <5.24.1-3+deb9u4


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 57% (98th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
5.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-PERL-327722
  • published 7 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 7 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 perl to version 5.24.1-3+deb9u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.