High severity · published Jun 7, 2018
CVE-2018-12015
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…
7.5
CVSS
7.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Archive::tar · Archive::tar Project
through 2.28 · source: NVD
DO
Data Ontap Edge · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.14.4 · source: NVD
OW
Oncommand Workflow Automation · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
PE
Perl · Perl
through 5.26.2 · source: NVD
SC
Snap Creator Framework · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SN
Snapdrive · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 17.10; 18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12015
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/49
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104423
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041048
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2097
Exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900834
Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/42
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