Perl Directory Traversal Flaw in Archive::Tar Lets Remote Users Ovewrite Files on the Target System
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1041048 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1041048
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-12015
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 8 2018
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Impact:
Modification of user information
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Perl. A remote user can overwrite files on the target system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted tar archive containing a file and a symbolic link (symlink) with the same name that, when extracted by the target user, will create a file outside of the current working directory. This can be exploited to create or overwrite files on the target system with the privileges of the target user.
The Archive::Tar module is affected.
Jakub Wilk reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can overwrite files on the target system.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
The vendor advisory is available at:
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=125523
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Vendor URL: perl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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