Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-1168
CVE-2010-1168
Description
The Safe (aka Safe.pm) module before 2.25 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended (1) Safe::reval and (2) Safe::rdo access restrictions, and inject and execute arbitrary code, via vectors involving implicitly called methods and implicitly blessed objects, as demonstrated by the (a) DESTROY and (b) AUTOLOAD methods, related to "automagic methods."
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rafael_garcia-suarez:safe:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=2.24
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- secunia.com/advisories/40049nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/40052nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0457.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- blogs.perl.org/users/rafael_garcia-suarez/2010/03/new-safepm-fixes-security-hole.htmlnvd
- blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_1168_vulnerability_innvd
- cpansearch.perl.org/src/RGARCIA/Safe-2.27/Changesnvd
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42402nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/20/5nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3075nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7424nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9807nvd
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