GLSA 201401-33: Perl Digest-Base module: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	Perl Digest-Base module: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	01/29/2014
Bugs:	#385487
ID:	201401-33

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in the Digest-Base Perl module, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Digest-Base is a set of Perl modules that calculate message digests

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
perl-core/digest-base	< 1.170.0	>= 1.170.0	All supported architectures

Description

The vulnerability is caused due to the “Digest->new()” function not properly sanitising input before using it in an “eval()” call.

Impact

The vulnerability might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Digest-Base module users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=perl-core/digest-base-1.170.0"

References

CVE-2011-3597

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-33.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.