CVE-2025-15649

IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date

Published May 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date.

_dosToUnixTime() decodes the local-file-header last-modification date field and calls Time::Local::timelocal() without an eval guard. A header whose date field decodes to an out-of-range month, day, or hour causes timelocal() to die.

The exception propagates out of IO::Uncompress::Unzip->new($file) where callers expect undef plus $UnzipError.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to IO-Compress 2.215 or later.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4812-1 libio-compress-perl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4821-1 perl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8684-1 Perl vulnerabilities
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Pmqs io::uncompress::unzip
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Description IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date. _dosToUnixTime() decodes the local-file-header last-modification date field and calls Time::Local::timelocal() without an eval guard. A header whose date field decodes to an out-of-range month, day, or hour causes timelocal() to die. The exception propagates out of IO::Uncompress::Unzip->new($file) where callers expect undef plus $UnzipError.
Title IO::Uncompress::Unzip versions before 2.215 for Perl propagate uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date
Weaknesses CWE-248
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 12:34 PM
Reserved
May 26, 2026, 6:17 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 27, 2026, 4:16 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 1:17 PM