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Re^5: Stop Using Perl

by Anonymous Monk

on Jul 28, 2015 at 23:28 UTC ( [id://1136676]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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What is the problem with readParse?

I've been searching for "readParse vulnerability" all over the internet, and didn't find anything.

Why do you care? Read the documentation?

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Re^6: Stop Using Perl
by marjetika (Initiate) on Aug 11, 2015 at 18:13 UTC

Thank you for your response. I am asking because I have several millions lines of legacy perl code in cgi-bin, and I have to make sure there are no vulnerabilities.

The code seems to do what it's supposed to, so functionality is not an issue.

I need to know if there are any security concerns about readParse, because that would mean I need to locate all the occurences of readParse and replace them with something more secure.

If readParse statements do not create vulnerabilities in the code, then I can leave them alone.

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