CVE-2014-3230

perl-libwww-perl: incorrect handling of SSL certificate verification

Published Jan 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3246 The libwww-perl LWP::Protocol::https module 6.04 through 6.06 for Perl, when using IO::Socket::SSL as the SSL socket class, allows attackers to disable server certificate validation via the (1) HTTPS_CA_DIR or (2) HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2292-1 LWP::Protocol::https vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:35 AM
Reserved
May 6, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:07 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 1, 2014, 12:00 AM