CVE-2017-0373
The gen_class_pod implementation in lib/Config/Model/Utils/GenClassPod.pm in Config-Model (aka libconfig-model-perl) before 2.102 has a dangerous "use lib" line, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Debian package…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The gen_class_pod implementation in lib/Config/Model/Utils/GenClassPod.pm in Config-Model (aka libconfig-model-perl) before 2.102 has a dangerous "use lib" line, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Debian package file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- config-model project/config-model
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 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://cpansearch.perl.org/src/DDUMONT/Config-Model-2.102/ChangesRelease Notes
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-perl/packages/libconfig-model-perl.git/commit/?h=stretch&id=e7e5dd1a650939a0e021d1d5b311dbb3c4884773Patch
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0373Third Party Advisory
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/DDUMONT/Config-Model-2.102/ChangesRelease Notes
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-perl/packages/libconfig-model-perl.git/commit/?h=stretch&id=e7e5dd1a650939a0e021d1d5b311dbb3c4884773Patch
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0373Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.