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libnet-netmask-perl — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29424

The Net::Netmask module before 2.0000 for Perl does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address string, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

Products
libnet-netmask-perl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.9104-2
CVEs
CVE-2021-29424
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29424

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Apr 2021, 16:15 UTC

The Net::Netmask module before 2.0000 for Perl does not properly consider extraneous zero characters at the beginning of an IP address string, which (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29424

libnet-netmask-perl

Fixed versions: 1.9104-2

libnet-netmask-perl

Fixed versions: 1.9104-2

libnet-netmask-perl

Fixed versions: 1.9104-2

Complete source record
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