Fedora 15 : perl-5.12.3-156.fc15 (2011-4631)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53453

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security bug: lc launder tainted data

http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=87336

Cwd.so should go the subpackage.

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Solution

Update the affected perl package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53453

File Name: fedora_2011-4631.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 4/18/2011

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:perl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1487

BID: 47124

FEDORA: 2011-4631

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