Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Perl Affecting Various Versions
CVE-2020-10878

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Perl

Status
Perl
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2020

What is CVE-2020-10878?

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in Perl prior to version 5.30.3, primarily associated with the mishandling of specific situations in regular expression processing. This flaw allows for the creation of malicious regular expressions that can generate malformed bytecode, potentially leading to instruction injection. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Perl interpreter, compromising system integrity. Proper updates and patches should be applied to mitigate these risks.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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