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/.
Published: 2013-08-19
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2110 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/.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1896-1 Module::Signature perl module vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Opensuse Opensuse
Perlmonks Module\
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:13:25.066Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2145

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-08-19T23:55:08.397

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2145

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