CVE-2021-29662

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
2.22%
LOW RiskEPSS (82nd percentile)

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.

Published: 3/31/2021
Modified: 6/17/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2 Score

5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

2.22%LOW Exploitation Risk
82nd percentile

This vulnerability has a 2.22% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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