Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2011-3597 — Improper Input Validation in Perl

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
9.9%
top 6.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
PerlDebian PerlGisle AAS Digest
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1.17 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the new constructor.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/perl< perl 5.12.4-6 (bookworm)
▶Debianperl/perl< 5.12.4-6+3
▶NVDgisle_aas/digest17 versions+16

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-42c5-x389-m7vp: Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-3597: Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1↗2012-01-13
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Perl 5.x - Digest Module 'Digest->new()' Code Injection↗2011-10-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Perl vulnerabilities↗2012-11-30
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Red Hat
Perl Digest improper control of generation of code↗2011-10-02
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Debian
CVE-2011-3597: perl - Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1.17 for Perl allows co...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-3597 Perl Digest improper control of generation of code↗2011-10-03
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