VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-29662

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The Data::Validate::IP module through 0.29 for Perl does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address string, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-704

Primary references