OpenSUSE Linux update for perl

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU13236

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12015

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into extracting a specially crafted tar archive containing a file and a symbolic link (symlink) with the same name, create a file outside of the current working directory, bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism and create or overwrite files with the privileges of the target user.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 42.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-07/msg00023.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.