perl-dbi: Risk of memory corruption with many arguments in DBI method dispatch
Published Sep 11, 2020
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.74%
Description
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. Using many arguments to methods for Callbacks may lead to memory corruption.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-DBI
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-DBI
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perl-DBI
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
perl-DBI
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl526-perl-DBI
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl530-perl-DBI
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-DBI | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-DBI | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl-DBI | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | perl-DBI | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl526-perl-DBI | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl530-perl-DBI | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
perl-DBI as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, rhscl-3 rh-perl526-perl-DBI and rhscl-3 rh-perl530-perl-DBI are notaffected by this flaw as the vulnerable code has already been patched in versions of perl-DBI shipped in these products.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02738) | 85.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02738) | 84.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 58.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 58.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 56.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 52.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 60.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 52.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7490 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877427 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/a8b98e988d6ea2946f5f56691d6d5ead53f65766 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.632-9th-Nov-2014 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7490
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=86744#txn-1880941 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4509-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7490
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7490 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877427 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/a8b98e988d6ea2946f5f56691d6d5ead53f65766 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.632-9th-Nov-2014 | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7490 | ||
| https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=86744#txn-1880941 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4509-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7490 |
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