Ubuntu update for libdbi-perl

Published: 2020-09-17 | Updated: 2025-04-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2013-7490 CVE-2014-10401
CWE-ID	CWE-119 CWE-732
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libdbi-perl (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU46806

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7490

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. Using many arguments to methods for Callbacks may lead to memory corruption.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libdbi-perl to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

libdbi-perl (Ubuntu package): before 1.630-1ubuntu0.1~esm4

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4509-1

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.

2) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU46807