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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6142

Session::Cookie in the HTML::EP module 0.2011 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.72%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Session::Cookie in the HTML::EP module 0.2011 for Perl does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which is not properly handled when it is deserialized.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.72% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
jochen wiedmann/html\
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.