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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perl package, versions <5.32.1-4+deb11u3

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PERL-6085272
  • published 26 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 18 Dec 2023
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Introduced: 26 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-47038 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 perl to version 5.32.1-4+deb11u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in perl. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.