7.5

CVE-2015-8607: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0027UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8607DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8607
Published 13-01-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8607 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.12%
0%100%
Low · -0.76 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The canonpath function in the File::Spec module in PathTools before 3.62, as used in Perl, does not properly preserve the taint attribute of data, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.76 pp

From 3.88% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Mageia2 products
  • perl< 5.20.1-8.1.mga5
  • perl-PathTools< 3.470.0-7.1.mga5
Ubuntu2 products
  • libfile-spec-perl< 3.4000-1ubuntu2
  • perl< 5.18.2-2ubuntu1
Canonical1 product
Perl1 product

5 vendors · 8 products

References

21 links
Show all 21 references