Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-9ubuntu0.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PERL-327616
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed7 Dec 2018

Introduced: 2 Dec 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 perl to version 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.6 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:16.04 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.