# CVE-2013-7284: The PlRPC module, possibly 0.2020 and earlier, for Perl uses the Storable module, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The PlRPC module, possibly 0.2020 and earlier, for Perl uses the Storable module, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized.

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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/62
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=90474
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=734789
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030572
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/56
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051108

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