msrc_cve-2023-31484
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2023-04-01 00:00
Modified
2025-09-03 22:23
Summary
CPAN.pm before 2.35 does not verify TLS certificates when downloading distributions over HTTPS.

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Additional Resources
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