Perl Digest improper control of generation of code
Published Jan 13, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.05%
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1.17 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the new constructor.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.00
- 1.01
- 1.02
- 1.03
- 1.04
- 1.05
- 1.06
- 1.07
- 1.08
- 1.09
- 1.10
- 1.11
- 1.12
- 1.13
- 1.14
- 1.15
- 1.16
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
perl-3:5.8.5-57.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_7.6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-4:5.10.1-119.el6_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1424
Red Hat Directory Server 8
perl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | perl-3:5.8.5-57.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-4:5.8.8-32.el5_7.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-4:5.10.1-119.el6_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1424 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 | perl | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.05% (0.13054) | 96.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.53% (0.13526) | 95.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 9.93% (0.09925) | 92.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 11.04% (0.11039) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 12.62% (0.12622) | 93.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | 16.67% (0.16673) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.94% (0.14941) | 93.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.33% (0.23332) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.94% (0.14941) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 92.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 3.57% (0.03575) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 90.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.98% (0.02981) | 89.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.96% (0.12955) | 90.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_advisory2.asc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/Digest-1.17/Changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46279 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:009 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1797.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49911 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3597 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743010 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3597
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19446 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3597
Change history (0)
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