# CVE-2002-1742: SOAP::Lite 0.50 through 0.52 allows remote attackers to load arbitrary Perl functions by suppling a non-existent function in a script using

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SOAP::Lite 0.50 through 0.52 allows remote attackers to load arbitrary Perl functions by suppling a non-existent function in a script using a SOAP::Lite module, which causes the AUTOLOAD subroutine to trigger.

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## References

- http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=58&a=9
- http://use.perl.org/articles/02/04/09/000212.shtml?tid=5
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A02.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4493
- http://www.phrack.com/show.php?p=58&a=9
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8838
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267051
- http://www.soaplite.com/

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