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USN-1896-1: Module::Signature perl module vulnerability

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USN-1896-1: Module::Signature perl module vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/19/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

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/.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libmodule-signature-perl

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