An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digest-md5 | Gisle_aas | 2.16 (including) | 2.16 (including) |
| Digest-md5 | Gisle_aas | 2.17 (including) | 2.17 (including) |
| Digest-md5 | Gisle_aas | 2.18 (including) | 2.18 (including) |
| Digest-md5 | Gisle_aas | 2.19 (including) | 2.19 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RedHat | * |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-081.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9051.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-035.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4716
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-081.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9051.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-035.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4716