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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 13:39:39 -0500 (EST)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: fweimer@...hat.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: PlRPC Perl module: pre-auth remote code execution, weak crypto

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> it uses Storable, which is known to be insecure when deserializing
> (thawing) untrusted data.  User name and password are transmitted using
> Storable, so code execution can happen before authentication.

Use CVE-2013-7284 for this code-execution issue.


> The cryptographic hook built into PlRPC is limited ...
> It's not really PlRPC's fault

At this point, we will postpone deciding on the number of CVE IDs
needed for cryptographic issues in PlRPC, pending a possible upstream
response that might clarify whether the product had been specifically
trying to achieve the associated cryptographic goals.

- -- 
CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
M/S M300
202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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