CVE-2015-8326 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can write to arbitrary files owned by the current user via the IPTables-Parse Perl module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8326?
CVE-2015-8326 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPTables-Parse module before 1.6 for Perl allows local users to write to arbitrary files owned by the current user.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8326?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iptables-Parse Project Iptables-Parse Module.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8326?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-8326 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8326 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8326, GHSA-927g-cfpc-w2j4, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8326.