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CVE-2018-12015

Published: Jun 7, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
8.2%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

n/an/a
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PerlСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
and 8 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104423
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041048
securitytracker.com
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4226
debian.org
and 14 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 7, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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