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Improper Access Control

CVE-2002-1323

Medium
4.6/10

Summary

Safe prior to 2.0.8, when used in Perl 5.8.0 and earlier, may allow attackers to break out of safe compartments in "Safe::reval" or "Safe::rdo" using a redefined "@_" variable, which is not reset between successive calls.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

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