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CVE-2013-1437

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Jan 28, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1437
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/74.html

Eval injection vulnerability in the Module-Metadata module before 1.000015 for Perl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the $Version value.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Module-metadata Module-metadata_project * 1.000015 (excluding)
Libmodule-metadata-perl Ubuntu precise *
Libmodule-metadata-perl Ubuntu quantal *
Libmodule-metadata-perl Ubuntu raring *
Libmodule-metadata-perl Ubuntu saucy *
Libmodule-metadata-perl Ubuntu upstream *
Perl Ubuntu raring *

Potential Mitigations

References

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