Description
The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.9/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| libwww-perl | LWP::Protocol::https | 6.04 through 6.06 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/02/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746579Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libwww-perl/lwp-protocol-https/pull/14Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/02/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/04/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746579Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libwww-perl/lwp-protocol-https/pull/14Broken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 28, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified