Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841232
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1643-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-1643-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-1643-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the decode_xs function in the Encode module is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted Unicode string. An attacker could use this overflow to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2939) It was discovered that the 'new' constructor in the Digest module is vulnerable to an eval injection. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3597) It was discovered that Perl's 'x' string repeat operator is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5195) Ryo Anazawa discovered that the CGI.pm module does not properly escape newlines in Set-Cookie or P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences Project) headers. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary headers into responses from applications that use CGI.pm. (CVE-2012-5526) Affected Software/OS: 'perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2939 46172 http://secunia.com/advisories/46172 46989 http://secunia.com/advisories/46989 49858 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858 51457 http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 55314 http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 MDVSA-2012:008 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008 RHSA-2011:1424 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html USN-1643-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 [oss-security] 20110818 CVE request: heap overflow in perl while decoding Unicode string http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8 [oss-security] 20110819 Re: CVE request: heap overflow in perl while decoding Unicode string http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17 http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860#patch5 http://search.cpan.org/~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod#Encode_decode_xs_n-byte_heap-overflow_%28CVE-2011-2939%29 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731246 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3597 46279 http://secunia.com/advisories/46279 49911 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49911 MDVSA-2012:009 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:009 RHSA-2011:1797 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1797.html http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_advisory2.asc http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/Digest-1.17/Changes http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743010 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19446 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19446 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5195 BugTraq ID: 56287 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287 Debian Security Information: DSA-2586 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1 http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0685 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5526 1027780 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027780 56562 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56562 DSA-2586 RHSA-2013:0685 [oss-security] 20121115 Re: CVE Request -- perl-CGI: Newline injection due to improper CRLF escaping in Set-Cookie and P3P headers http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/15/6 http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/MARKSTOS/CGI.pm-3.63/Changes http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html https://github.com/markstos/CGI.pm/pull/23 perl-cgipm-header-injection(80098) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80098
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