Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting perl package, versions <5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PERL-578246
  • published1 Jun 2020
  • disclosed5 Jun 2020

Introduced: 1 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10878  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 perl to version 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Perl before 5.30.3 has an integer overflow related to mishandling of a "PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING" situation. A crafted regular expression could lead to malformed bytecode with a possibility of instruction injection.

CVSS Base Scores

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