CVE-2002-0703
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5...
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
CVE-2002-0703- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
CVE-2002-0703- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0695 No score
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0695- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2c9p-4x2v-863c No score
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5...
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
GHSA-2c9p-4x2v-863c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
CVE-2002-0703- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-0703 No score
An interaction between the Perl MD5 module (perl-Digest-MD5) and Perl could produce incorrect MD5 checksums for UTF-8 data, which could prevent a system from properly verifying the integrity of the data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0703- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0703 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gisle Aas Digest-md5, published July 26, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in perl 5.8.0-7.