CVE-2011-1487

N/A Unknown
Published: April 11, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/04/35
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43921
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44168
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47124
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692898
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/04/35
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=87336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692898
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.7%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

perl