Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perl5 package, versions [0,5.24.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.19% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PERL5-2317595
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2015-8608  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade perl5 to version 5.24.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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