Input validation error in Perl - CVE-2011-3597
Published: January 13, 2012 / Updated: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32828
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3597
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Perl
Affected software:
Perl
Perl
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1.17 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the new constructor.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3597
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_advisory2.asc
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/Digest-1.17/Changes
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:009
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1797.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49911
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19446