CVE-2013-7488
perl-Convert-ASN1 (aka the Convert::ASN1 module for Perl) through 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop via unexpected input.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
perl-Convert-ASN1 (aka the Convert::ASN1 module for Perl) through 0.27 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop via unexpected input.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.15% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- convert\/\ · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% 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
- https://github.com/gbarr/perl-Convert-ASN1/issues/14Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6V3PJEQOT47ZO77263XPGS3Y3AJROI4X/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONNQSW4SSKMG5RUEFZJZA5T5R2WXEGQF/
- https://github.com/gbarr/perl-Convert-ASN1/issues/14Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6V3PJEQOT47ZO77263XPGS3Y3AJROI4X/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONNQSW4SSKMG5RUEFZJZA5T5R2WXEGQF/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.