Sereal::Encoder versions from 4.000 through 4.009_002 for Perl embeds a vulnerable version of the Zstandard library

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-14031
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCPANSec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-31 12:16:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 17:16:56 UTC
DescriptionSereal::Encoder versions from 4.000 through 4.009_002 for Perl embeds a vulnerable version of the Zstandard library. Sereal::Encoder embeds a version of the Zstandard (zstd) library that is vulnerable to CVE-2019-11922. This is a race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8 could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.000400000 probability, percentile 0.122640000 (date 2026-04-01)

Problem Types: CWE-1395 CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA YVES SerealEncoder affected 4.000 4.009_002 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.cve.org/CVERecord 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e www.cve.org
metacpan.org/release/YVES/Sereal-Encoder-4.010/changes 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e metacpan.org
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w77f-wv46-4vcx 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2017-02-06T00:00:00.000ZSereal::Encoder version 4.001_001 released.
CNA2018-12-27T00:00:00.000ZZstandard 1.3.8 released.
CNA2019-07-25T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2019-11922 for Zstandard published
CNA2020-02-04T00:00:00.000ZSereal::Encoder version 4.010 released.
CNA2023-02-09T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory added to the CPANSA database.
CNA2024-02-17T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory updated in the CPANSA database.

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to Sereal::Encoder version 4.010 or later.

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