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CVE-2021-29662

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2021-29662
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.22%

Original NVD Description

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.

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