Perl extension File-Path: vulnerability in two functions: CVE-2017-6512

Kurt Jaeger lists at opsec.eu
Thu Jun 1 03:29:49 UTC 2017


Hi!

> A vulnerability has been reported in Perl extension File-Path 
> (http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Path/) versions 2.12 and earlier.
[...]
> This is the first time I have had to report a security vulnerability, so 
> I don't claim to fully grasp the protocol for making such a report.  If 
> there is a better email address or other way to make this report, please 
> let me know.

I've committed an update to 2.13 for the port devel/p5-File-Path.

In general, it helps if you submit a problem report via bugs.freebsd.org,
to track the issue.

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