CVE-2001-0815

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2001-0799

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526

http://www.osvdb.org/678

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2

http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.14423

Detections

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