Vulnerabilities
Robots-Validate Flaw Misidentifies Perl Clients as Imposter Bots
A state-carryover bug in Robots-Validate versions below 0.4.10 causes false positive imposter robot reports for legitimate Perl clients.
Perl
Everything NetSec Tribune has reported about Perl: 3 stories, newest first. Part of our Vulnerabilities coverage.
Vulnerabilities
Rex 1.16.1 Hardcodes SSH to Disable Host Key Checks, Risking Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Rex versions through 1.16.1 hardcode strict host key checking to no, enabling potential man-in-the-middle attacks during remote rsync transfers.
Vulnerabilities
Perl DBI Type Confusion Crash in Versions Before 1.656 Exposed in Oct 20 Advisory
A type confusion flaw in Perl DBI prior to version 1.656 causes crashes when database handles are destroyed under specific profiling configurations, according to an advisory.