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Perl Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - 02 May18 (Windows)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Buffer overflow

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is running Perl and is prone to heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists because Perl unable to sanitize against a crafted regular expression.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Perl versions from 5.18 through 5.26 on Windows.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Perl version 5.26.2 or later. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)