Input validation error in perl (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2011-3597
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 perl (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32828

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [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 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

perl (Alpine package): 5.12.2-r0 - 5.12.3-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cdaba4c1afce6ee8a8dec8b5a0fec1950c126103
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9220c558cc69fe451cc562f97d0ec6abcc711121
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0b434eb040355be01914d86b8f17181272b34c64
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=688926b9e5cfa7f14e59ab8e8875d5bed5e26880


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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