Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perl package, versions <5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PERL-6085359
  • published28 Nov 2023
  • disclosed18 Dec 2023

Introduced: 28 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-47038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 perl to version 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5 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.

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 Scores

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