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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1487

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1487 PUBLISHED

The (1) lc, (2) lcfirst, (3) uc, and (4) ucfirst functions in Perl 5.10.x, 5.11.x, and 5.12.x through 5.12.3, and 5.13.x through 5.13.11, do not apply the taint attribute to the return value upon processing tainted input, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism via a crafted string.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11perl0, 0, 0
Debian:12perl0, 0, 0
Debian:14perl0, 0, 0
Debian:13perl0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 11, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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