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alsa-2023:6539

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux

Published

2023-11-07 00:00

Modified

2023-11-14 12:10

Summary

Moderate: perl-CPAN security update

Details

The CPAN module is a tool to query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites.

Security Fix(es):

perl: CPAN.pm does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS (CVE-2023-31484)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6539	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31484	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2218667	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-6539.html	ADVISORY

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:9",
        "name": "perl-CPAN"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.29-3.el9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "The CPAN module is a tool to query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* perl: CPAN.pm does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS (CVE-2023-31484)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "id": "ALSA-2023:6539",
  "modified": "2023-11-14T12:10:41Z",
  "published": "2023-11-07T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6539"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31484"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
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    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2023-31484"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: perl-CPAN security update"
}

CVE-2023-31484 (GCVE-0-2023-31484)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:48

Summary

CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure…
	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/…
	https://github.com/andk/cpanpm/pull/175
	https://metacpan.org/dist/CPAN/changes
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/29/1	mailing-list
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/3	mailing-list
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/03/5	mailing-list
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/07/2	mailing-list
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2024062…

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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