Fedora 39 update for perl-App-cpanminus



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-45321
CWE-ID CWE-494
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

perl-App-cpanminus
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Download of code without integrity check

EUVDB-ID: #VU100914

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45321

CWE-ID: CWE-494 - Download of Code Without Integrity Check

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system

The vulnerability exists due to software does not perform software integrity check when downloading updates via the insecure HTTP protocol. A remote attacker with ability to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack can supply malicious code to the application and compromise the affected system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

perl-App-cpanminus: before 1.7047-2.fc39

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-78e43b4de6


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.



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