CVE-2026-3031: Image::EPEG versions through 0.15 for Perl embeds an unsupported version of the Epeg library Robert Rothenberg 16 Jul 2026 16:23 UTC

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CVE-2026-3031                                        CPAN Security Group
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         CVE ID:  CVE-2026-3031
   Distribution:  Image-EPEG
       Versions:  through 0.15

       MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Image-EPEG

Image::EPEG versions through 0.15 for Perl embeds an unsupported
version of the Epeg library

Description
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Image::EPEG versions through 0.15 for Perl embeds an unsupported
version of the Epeg library.

Image::EPEG includes Epeg 0.9.0 that was last updated in 2004.

Epeg is a fast JPEG thumbnail library that was once part of the
Englightenment Project.

Problem types
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- CWE-1104 Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components

Workarounds
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Image::EPEG has been deprecated since version 0.14 and has been removed
from CPAN.  Migrate to a different solution.

References
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https://backpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TOKUHIROM/Image-Epeg-0.15.readme
https://backpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TOKUHIROM/Image-Epeg-0.15.tar.gz
https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/files/OldFiles/epeg-0.9.0.tar.gz/download