Vulnerability in Perl

CVE-2011-1487

The (1) lc, (2) lcfirst, (3) uc, and (4) ucfirst functions in Perl 5.10.x, 5.11.x, and 5.12.x through 5.12.3, and 5.13.x through 5.13.11, do not apply the taint attribute to the return value upon processing tainted input, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.

EPSS: 0.084 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Perl — versions 5.10.0, 5.10.1, 5.13.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References