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.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2265-1 perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1490 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1129-1 Perl vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.416Z

Reserved: 2011-03-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1487

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-04-11T18:55:03.773

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1487

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1487 - Bugzilla

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