CVE-2013-2145
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
The cpansign verify functionality in the Module::Signature module before 0.72 for Perl allows attackers to bypass the signature check and execute arbitrary code via a SIGNATURE file with a "special unknown cipher" that references an untrusted module in Digest/.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.04 | affected | |
| suse | 11.4 | affected | |
| suse | 12.2 | affected | |
| suse | 12.3 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.73-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.73-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.73-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.73-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.73-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| perlmonks | module\ | {"endIncluding":"0.72"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00043.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60352
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1896-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971096
- https://github.com/audreyt/module-signature/commit/575f7bd6ba4cc7c92f841e8758f88a131674ebf2
- https://github.com/audreyt/module-signature/commit/cbd06b392a73c63159dc5c20ff5b3c8fc88c4896
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2145
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.