Buffer Overflow Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.32% (70th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
6.4 medium
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-PERL-570817
  • published 1 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 5 Jun 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 perl to version 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

regcomp.c in Perl before 5.30.3 allows a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression because of recursive S_study_chunk calls.