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CVE-2011-1487

The (1) lc, (2) lcfirst, (3) uc, and (4) ucfirst functions in Perl 5.10.x, 5.11.x, and 5.12.x through 5.12.3, and 5.13.x through 5.13.11, do

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Summary

The (1) lc, (2) lcfirst, (3) uc, and (4) ucfirst functions in Perl 5.10.x, 5.11.x, and 5.12.x through 5.12.3, and 5.13.x through 5.13.11, do not apply the taint attribute to the return value upon processing tainted input, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-35554

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 16

bugzilla.redhat.com

lists.opensuse.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

secunia.com

debian.org

rt.perl.org

securityfocus.com

openwall.com

perl5.git.perl.org

mandriva.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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