CVE-2011-1487
perl - missing taint check
EPSS 4.2%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-1487
To remediate CVE-2011-1487, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.10.1-20 or later
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.10.0-19lenny4 or later
Is CVE-2011-1487 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.10.1-20
- from 0, < 5.10.0-19lenny4