Out-of-bounds Read Affecting rh-perl526-perl-Net-Ping package, versions <0:2.55-405.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHPERL526PERLNETPING-4782883
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-18313  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-perl526-perl-Net-Ping to version 0:2.55-405.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0001.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-perl526-perl-Net-Ping package and not the rh-perl526-perl-Net-Ping package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer over-read via a crafted regular expression that triggers disclosure of sensitive information from process memory.