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3Delete this begin/end block before publication.
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0f750bd8 5Not every heading below is appropriate for every security issue, so
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6some may be deleted.
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8Look for FIXME to see what needs to be filled in.
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10=end editor
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12=encoding utf8
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14=head1 NAME
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16FIXME - short description of the security issue, with an identifier of the issue as the manpage name
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18=head1 DESCRIPTION
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20=for editor
21Ideally, FIXME here should be the CVE-ID as a link to cve.mitre.org
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23This document describes the
24L<FIXME|http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=FIXME>
25security vulnerability for perl 5.
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27=head2 Are there any known exploits "in the wild" for this vulnerability
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29FIXME or delete
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31=head2 Who is particularly vulnerable because of this issue?
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33FIXME or delete
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35=head2 What is the nature of the vulnerability?
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37FIXME
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39=head2 What potential exploits are enabled by this vulnerability?
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41FIXME or delete
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43=head2 Which major versions of perl 5 are affected?
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45FIXME with a list of versions that are affected, and which were updated.
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47=head2 How can users protect themselves?
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49FIXME or use the following:
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51If you are vulnerable, upgrade to the latest maintenance release for the
52version of perl you are using.
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54If your release of perl is no longer supported by the perl 5 committers you
55may need to upgrade to a new major release of perl. The versions currently
56supported by the perl 5 committers are
57FIXME 5.28.2 (until 2020-05-31)
58and
59FIXME 5.30.1 (until 2021-05-31).
60The current version of perl is available from https://www.perl.org/get.html .
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62=head2 Who was given access to the information about the vulnerability?
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64FIXME or use the following:
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66Specifics about the vulnerability were first disclosed to
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67C<perl-security>, a closed subscriber mailing list that has a
68subset of the perl committers subcribed to it.
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69
70=head2 When was the vulnerability discovered?
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72FIXME
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74=head2 Who discovered the vulnerability?
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76FIXME
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78=head2 How was the vulnerability reported?
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80FIXME: something like "So-and-so sent email to
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