Vulnerability in Cpan\ \
CVE-2020-16155
The CPAN::Checksums package 2.12 for Perl does not uniquely define signed data.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cpan\ \ — versions checksums_project
- Cpan\:\:checksums Project — versions 2.12
References
- metacpan.org/pod/CPAN::Checksums (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.hackeriet.no/cpan-signature-verification-vulnerabilities/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16155?
- CVE-2020-16155 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpan\ \. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16155?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.