Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perl package, versions <5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-PERL-327615
  • published 2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed 7 Dec 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 perl to version 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.