An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01427 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.16 | Vulnerable | Gisle Aas |
| cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.17 | Vulnerable | Gisle Aas |
| cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.18 | Vulnerable | Gisle Aas |
| cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.19 | Vulnerable | Gisle Aas |
- cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 Vulnerable ·Gisle Aas
- cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·Gisle Aas
- cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.18 Vulnerable ·Gisle Aas
- cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:digest-md5:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.19 Vulnerable ·Gisle Aas
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c9p-4x2v-863c
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-0703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2c9p-4x2v-863c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-0703 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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