7.5

CVE-2011-3597: gisle_aas digest Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3597
Published 13-01-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3597 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in gisle_aas digest. EPSS estimates a 13.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.05%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2011:1424RHSA-2011:1797

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in the Digest module before 1.17 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the new constructor.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

13.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.05% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
13.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Perl 5.x - Digest Module 'Digest->new()' Code Injection

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • perl< 5.12.4-6
Gisle_aas1 product
  • digest1.00 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16

2 vendors · 2 products

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