Download of Code Without Integrity Check Affecting perl-App-cpanminus package, versions <0:1.6922-2.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-PERLAPPCPANMINUS-8383020
  • published 16 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 27 Aug 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 perl-App-cpanminus to version 0:1.6922-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2697.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-App-cpanminus package and not the perl-App-cpanminus package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

8.1 high