Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting perl package, versions <5.32.1-4+deb11u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PERL-1925976
  • published24 Nov 2021
  • disclosed13 Dec 2021

Introduced: 24 Nov 2021

CVE-2020-16156  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 perl to version 5.32.1-4+deb11u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

CPAN 2.28 allows Signature Verification Bypass.

CVSS Scores

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