Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PERL-327655
  • published17 Apr 2018
  • disclosed17 Apr 2018

Introduced: 17 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-6913  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 perl to version 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 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.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large item count.

CVSS Scores

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