Description
The IO::Socket::SSL module 1.35 for Perl, when verify_mode is not VERIFY_NONE, fails open to VERIFY_NONE instead of throwing an error when a ca_file/ca_path cannot be verified, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended certificate restrictions.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606058Patch
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.35/Changes
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052594.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052601.html
- http://osvdb.org/69626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42508Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42757
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:092
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45189
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606058Patch
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.35/Changes
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052594.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052601.html
- http://osvdb.org/69626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42508Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42757
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:092
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45189
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 14, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified