CVE-2013-4184

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

5.5 MediumFix available

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: CVE-2013-4184
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: CVE-2013-4184
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-4106 No score

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: EUVD-2013-4106
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52mm-w3hf-39rg 5.5

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: GHSA-52mm-w3hf-39rg
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: CVE-2013-4184
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4184 5.5

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 vulnerable to symlink attacks

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4184
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2024-0117 No score

Updated perl-Data-UUID packages fix security vulnerability

Perl module Data::UUID from CPAN version 1.219 is vulnerable to symlink attacks. (CVE-2013-4184)

Record: MGASA-2024-0117
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libdata-uuid-perl` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.226-31.227-11.227-2	None known
`libdata-uuid-perl` Debian:13	before 1.227-1	1.227-1
`libdata-uuid-perl` Debian:14	before 1.227-1	1.227-1
`perl-Data-UUID` Mageia:9	before 1.227.0-1.mga9	1.227.0-1.mga9

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Data\ \, published December 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in libdata-uuid-perl 1.227-1.

References

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