CVE-2013-2145

Publication date 6 June 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The cpansign verify functionality in the Module::Signature module before 0.72 for Perl allows attackers to bypass the signature check and execute arbitrary code via a SIGNATURE file with a “special unknown cipher” that references an untrusted module in Digest/.

Status

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No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libmodule-signature-perl	13.04 raring	Fixed 0.68-1ubuntu0.13.04.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 0.68-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 0.68-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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Package	Patch details
libmodule-signature-perl	Upstream: 575f7bd Upstream: cbd06b3 Upstream: 8ff56de

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1896-1
Module::Signature perl module vulnerability
3 July 2013

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/16
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2145