CVE-2011-10043 Module::Load versions before 0.22 for Perl allow arbitrary modules outside of @INC to be loaded
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.78%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Module::Load versions before 0.22 for Perl allow arbitrary modules outside of @INC to be loaded.
Module names starting with "::" could be passed to the load function to specify arbitrary module paths.
Attackers able to influence module names passed to load could use that bug to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/perl(Debian:12) | < 5.18.1-2 | 5.18.1-2 |
| debian/perl(Debian:13) | < 5.18.1-2 | 5.18.1-2 |
| debian/perl(Debian:14) | < 5.18.1-2 | 5.18.1-2 |
| redhat/perl-Module-Load(Red Hat:rhel_els:7) | All versions | No fix listed |
| redhat/perl:5.32/perl-Module-Load(Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8) | All versions | No fix listed |
| redhat/perl-Module-Load(Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8) | All versions | No fix listed |
| BINGOS Module::Load | < 0.22 | 0.22 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-10043 vendor-advisory
- Red Hat CVE page mitigation vendor-advisory
- Red Hat Bugzilla 2497703 issue-tracking
- www.cve.org
- nvd.nist.gov
- blogs.perl.org technical-description
- metacpan.org release-notes
- metacpan.org