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    CVE-2010-1168

    The Safe (aka Safe.pm) module before 2.25 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended (1) Safe::reval and (2) Safe::rdo access restrictions, and inject and execute arbitrary code, via vectors involving implicitly called methods and implicitly blessed objects, as demonstrated by the (a) DESTROY and (b) AUTOLOAD methods, related to "automagic methods."

    Published:May 20, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 21, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.01495
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl
    Vendor
    Rafael Garcia-suarez
    Product
    Safe
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://blogs.perl.org/users/rafael_garcia-suarez/2010/03/new-safepm-fixes-security-hole.html
    http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_1168_vulnerability_in
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RGARCIA/Safe-2.27/Changes
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40049
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40052
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42402
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1024062
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:115
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3075
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576508
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7424
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9807
    http://blogs.perl.org/users/rafael_garcia-suarez/2010/03/new-safepm-fixes-security-hole.html
    http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_1168_vulnerability_in
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RGARCIA/Safe-2.27/Changes
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40049
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40052
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42402
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1024062
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:115
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3075
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576508
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7424
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9807

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