Gisle Aas Digest up to 1.16 digest new input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gisle Aas Digest up to 1.16 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function new of the component digest. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-3597. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Gisle Aas Digest up to 1.16. Affected by this vulnerability is the function new of the component digest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was presented 01/13/2012 as Bug 743010 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3597. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72207 (GLSA-201401-33 : Perl Digest-Base module: Arbitrary code execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350728 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for perl: ALAS-2011-019).

Upgrading to version 1.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36199), Tenable (72207), SecurityFocus (BID 49911†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33746†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 72207
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-33 : Perl Digest-Base module: Arbitrary code execution
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OpenVAS ID: 803343
OpenVAS Name: Active Perl Modules Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Digest 1.00

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09/21/2011 🔍
10/02/2011 +11 days 🔍
10/03/2011 +1 days 🔍
11/08/2011 +36 days 🔍
01/13/2012 +66 days 🔍
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01/30/2014 +748 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +417 days 🔍
09/25/2024 +3474 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 743010
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59923

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SecurityFocus: 49911 - Perl Digest Module 'Digest->new()' Code Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 46279
Vulnerability Center: 33746 - Perl 5.14.1 and Earlier Digest Module Remote Perl Code Injection Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/25/2024 14:00
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 04/04/2017 15:03 (8), 11/28/2021 19:16 (5), 11/28/2021 19:23 (1), 09/25/2024 14:00 (23)
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