SB2014012902 - Gentoo update for Perl Digest-Base module
Published: January 29, 2014 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014012902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3597)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.