Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-1667 is a denial-of-service flaw in Perl's hash rehashing behavior. A context-dependent attacker could trigger excessive memory use and a crash through specially formed hash keys. The available sources do not indicate data theft, code execution, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in legacy systems running affected Perl versions or vendor packages derived from them, especially services that process untrusted input with Perl code. Modern supported platforms are less likely exposed if security updates were applied. Handle this as a legacy platform resilience issue. It is not evidenced as actively exploited in the provided sources, but unpatched Perl runtimes can allow service crashes. Prioritize externally reachable or business-critical Perl workloads first. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Perl or vendor Perl packages to versions containing the CVE-2013-1667 fix.; Apply relevant OS vendor security updates for legacy distributions still in service.; Prioritize internet-facing Perl applications that process untrusted input..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0094CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- perl-rehash-dos(82598)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18771CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912276CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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