Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting perl-AutoSplit package, versions <0:5.74-481.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-PERLAUTOSPLIT-7882600
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed25 Nov 2023

Introduced: 25 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-47038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 perl-AutoSplit to version 0:5.74-481.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2228.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-AutoSplit package and not the perl-AutoSplit package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1