CVE-2013-7491

Description

An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.628 for Perl. Stack corruption occurs when a user-defined function requires a non-trivial amount of memory and the Perl stack gets reallocated.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory cpan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=85562 third party advisory
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/401f1221311c71f760e21c98772f0f7e3cbead1d third party advisory patch
https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.628-22nd-July-2013 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7491?
CVE-2013-7491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7491?
To fix CVE-2013-7491, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-7491 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-7491 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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