CPANSA-Linux-Statm-Tiny-2025-3051: Linux-Statm-Tiny vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2025-04-01T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25 |
| Current release date | 2025-04-01T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 6.5 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Linux::Statm::Tiny for Perl before 0.0701 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238. If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Linux::Statm::Tiny uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-3051
Vulnerability DescriptionLinux::Statm::Tiny for Perl before 0.0701 allows untrusted code from the current working directory ('.') to be loaded similar to CVE-2016-1238.
If an attacker can place a malicious file in current working directory, it may be loaded instead of the intended file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Linux::Statm::Tiny uses Mite to produce the affected code section due to CVE-2025-30672
| Weakness | CWE-427 : Uncontrolled Search Path Element |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux-Statm-Tiny less than 0.0701 |
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Fixed
- Linux-Statm-Tiny greater than or equal 0.0701
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Linux-Statm-Tiny-2025-3051 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2025/cpansa-linux-statm-tiny-2025-3051.json - https://blogs.perl.org/users/todd_rinaldo/2016/11/what-happened-to-dot-in-inc.html external
https://blogs.perl.org/users/todd_rinaldo/2016/11/what-happened-to-dot-in-inc.html - https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0700/source/lib/Linux/Statm/Tiny/Mite.pm#L82 external
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0700/source/lib/Linux/Statm/Tiny/Mite.pm#L82 - https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0701/changes external
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Linux-Statm-Tiny-0.0701/changes - CVE-2025-3051 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3051
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue Apr 1 00:00:00 2025 | First release |
Sharing rules
TLP:WHITE
For the TLP version see: https://www.first.org/tlp/