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CVE-2011-2939

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Description

Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860#patch5

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731246

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8

http://secunia.com/advisories/46989

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008

http://secunia.com/advisories/51457

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858

http://secunia.com/advisories/46172

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod

http://secunia.com/advisories/55314

http://search.cpan.org/~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod#Encode_decode_xs_n-byte_heap-overflow_%28CVE-2011-2939%29

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-01-13

Updated: 2023-02-13

Type: CWE-189

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 4.9

Severity: MEDIUM

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