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