Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting perl5 package, versions [,5.38.4-RC1)[5.39.0,5.40.2-RC1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published15 Apr 2025
- disclosed13 Apr 2025
- creditNathan Mills
Introduced: 13 Apr 2025
NewCVE-2024-56406 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade perl5 to version 5.38.4-RC1, 5.40.2-RC1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the S_pmtrans() function used by tr/// commands. If there are non-ASCII bytes on the lefthand side, the heap can be overflowed causing a potentially exploitable crash.