CVE-2011-0633
The Net::HTTPS module in libwww-perl (LWP) before 6.00, as used in WWW::Mechanize, LWP::UserAgent, and other products, when running in environments that do not…
Impact
The Net::HTTPS module in libwww-perl (LWP) before 6.00, as used in WWW::Mechanize, LWP::UserAgent, and other products, when running in environments that do not set the If-SSL-Cert-Subject header, does not enable full validation of SSL certificates by default, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks involving hostnames that are not properly validated. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a design limitation of the Net::HTTPS API, and separate implementations should be independently assigned CVE identifiers for not working around this limitation. However, because this API was modified within LWP, a single CVE identifier has been assigned.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gisle Aas | Libwww-Perl | Versions 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 5.00, 5.01 |
| Search.Cpan | Libwww-Perl | through 5.837 Version 5.40_01 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/libwww-perl-6.02/Changes
- http://vttynotes.blogspot.com/2010/12/man-in-middle-fun-with-perl-lwp.html
- http://vttynotes.blogspot.com/2011/03/quick-note-on-lwp-and-perl-security-cve.html
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/libwww-perl-6.02/Changes
- http://vttynotes.blogspot.com/2010/12/man-in-middle-fun-with-perl-lwp.html
- http://vttynotes.blogspot.com/2011/03/quick-note-on-lwp-and-perl-security-cve.html