| Name | CVE-2024-45321 |
| Description | The App::cpanminus package through 1.7047 for Perl downloads code via insecure HTTP, enabling code execution for network attackers. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1081559 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cpanminus (PTS) | jessie | 1.7014-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.7042-2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.7044-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.7044-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.7046-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.7048-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cpanminus | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| cpanminus | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| cpanminus | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1081559 |
Notes
[bookworm] - cpanminus <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - cpanminus <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://security.metacpan.org/2024/08/26/cpanminus-downloads-code-using-insecure-http.html
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/issues/611
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/pull/674
[buster] - cpanminus <postponed> (Minor issue)