Link Following Affecting perl package, versions <5.26.2-6
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published14 Jul 2026
- disclosed7 Jun 2018
Introduced: 7 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-12015 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest perl to version 5.26.2-6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-12015
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12015
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/49
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104423
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041048
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2097
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900834
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/42
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180927-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3684-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3684-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4226
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html