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libdata-validate-ip-perl — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29662

The Data::Validate::IP module through 0.29 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
libdata-validate-ip-perl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.30-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-29662
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29662

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Mar 2021, 18:15 UTC

The Data::Validate::IP module through 0.29 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-2021-29662

libdata-validate-ip-perl

Fixed versions: 0.30-1

libdata-validate-ip-perl

Fixed versions: 0.30-1

libdata-validate-ip-perl

Fixed versions: 0.30-1

Complete source record
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