Security Advisories (2)
CVE-2016-1238 (2016-02-08)

Does not properly remove . (period) characters from the end of the includes directory array, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory.

CVE-2015-8607 (2016-01-11)

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.

Changes for version 3.29_01 - 2009-05-07

  • Minor fixes for QNX6. [Sean Boudreau]
  • Update to support VMS in Unix compatible mode and/or file names using extended character sets. (RT #42154) [John Malmberg]
  • VMS support for Unix and extended file specifications in File::Spec (RT #42153) [John Malmberg]

Modules

Cwd
get pathname of current working directory
portably perform operations on file names
methods for Cygwin file specs
methods for Epoc file specs
portably perform operations on file names
File::Spec for Mac OS (Classic)
methods for OS/2 file specs
File::Spec for Unix, base for other File::Spec modules
methods for VMS file specs
methods for Win32 file specs