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CVE-2020-16154

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Published: Dec 13, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16154
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html

The App::cpanminus package 1.7044 for Perl allows Signature Verification Bypass.

Weakness

The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
App::cpanminusApp::cpanminus_project1.7044 (including)1.7044 (including)
CpanminusUbuntubionic*
CpanminusUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
CpanminusUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
CpanminusUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
CpanminusUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
CpanminusUbuntufocal*
CpanminusUbuntuhirsute*
CpanminusUbuntuimpish*
CpanminusUbuntujammy*
CpanminusUbuntutrusty*
CpanminusUbuntuupstream*
CpanminusUbuntuxenial*

References

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