CVE-2013-1667
perl - rehashing flaw
EPSS 3.1%
Description
The rehash mechanism in Perl 5.8.2 through 5.16.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted hash key.
How to fix CVE-2013-1667
To remediate CVE-2013-1667, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.14.2-19 or later
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.10.1-17squeeze6 or later
Is CVE-2013-1667 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.14.2-19
- from 0, < 5.10.1-17squeeze6