CVE-2013-1667
The rehash mechanism in Perl 5.8.2 through 5.16.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted hash key.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The rehash mechanism in Perl 5.8.2 through 5.16.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted hash key.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.58% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- perl/perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702296
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137891988921058&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/90892
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/6e79fe5
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/9d83adc
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/d59e31f
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52472Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52499Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2641
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113
- http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2013/03/msg199755.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58311
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1770-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912276
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82598
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18771
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0094
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702296
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137891988921058&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/90892
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/6e79fe5
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/9d83adc
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.