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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801771
Category:General
Title:Perl Laundering Security Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:The host is installed with Perl and is prone to security bypass; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
The host is installed with Perl and is prone to security bypass
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to the 'uc()', 'lc()', 'lcfirst()', and 'ucfist()'
functions incorrectly laundering tainted data, which can result in the
unintended use of potentially malicious data after using these functions.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to bypass security checks in
perl applications that rely on TAINT mode protection functionality.

Affected Software/OS:
Perl version 5.10.x, 5.11.x, 5.12.x to 5.12.3 and 5.13.x to 5.13.11 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Perl version 5.14 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 47124
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47124
Debian Security Information: DSA-2265 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2265
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057891.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057971.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:091
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/04/35
http://secunia.com/advisories/43921
http://secunia.com/advisories/44168
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:009 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
XForce ISS Database: perl-laundering-security-bypass(66528)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66528
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