The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
http://secunia.com/advisories/46172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
Source: MITRE
Published: 2012-12-21
Updated: 2013-01-29
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM