CVE-2015-3406

Description

The PGP signature parsing in Module::Signature before 0.74 allows remote attackers to cause the unsigned portion of a SIGNATURE file to be treated as the signed portion via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory metacpan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/23/17 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/audreyt/module-signature/commit/8a9164596fa5952d4fbcde5aa1c7d1c7bc85372f third party advisory patch
https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Module-Signature release notes vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2607-1 release notes third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3406?
CVE-2015-3406 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3406?
To fix CVE-2015-3406, 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-2015-3406 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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